The Archbishop Wood Vikings will square off against the Father Judge Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Archbishop Wood 2, Father Judge 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Archbishop Wood proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by eight) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Devon Prep 3-2. The win continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Tide: they've now won five in a row.
Andrew Unrath looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
AJ Hopkins
| 04/14/25 @ Devon Prep | 3 |
| 04/10/25 vs Lansdale Catholic | 2 |
| 03/31/25 @ Roman Catholic | 2 |
| 04/02/25 vs Neumann-Goretti | 1 |
| 03/28/25 @ Harry S. Truman | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on AJ Hopkins, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Chase Cavallaro was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Father Judge never let their opponents score on Monday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Archbishop Carroll.
Not much got past George Conway, who gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks to keep Archbishop Carroll off the board. Conway has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Kevin Krause was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Father Judge's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Archbishop Wood, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Archbishop Wood skirted past Father Judge 4-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Crusaders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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