The Cardinal Mooney Catholic Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Marine City Mariners at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last four games Cardinal Mooney Catholic has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
If Cardinal Mooney Catholic beats Marine City with two runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Cardinal Mooney Catholic never let Lutheran North onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Thursday. Cardinal Mooney Catholic's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four contests.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Marine City sidestepped Cousino for a 4-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Marine City.
Parker Atkinson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Marine City saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danny VandeVyver, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Paul Muscat, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Cardinal Mooney Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Marine City, their victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6.
Cardinal Mooney Catholic came up short against Marine City when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 11-7. Can Cardinal Mooney Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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