The Cardinal Mooney Catholic Cardinals will take on the University Liggett Knights at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Cardinal Mooney Catholic 3.1, University Liggett 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
While Cardinal Mooney Catholic's win against Gabriel Richard wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cardinals' pitchers stepped up to hand the Fighting Irish a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Fighting Irish recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Nick Oginsky looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Cardinal Mooney Catholic's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Quinn Addis, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. Another was Joe Doddy, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for University Liggett's offense. They came up short against Grosse Pointe South on Friday, falling 8-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Knights have suffered since April 16th.
Cardinal Mooney Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for University Liggett, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7-1.
Everything went Cardinal Mooney Catholic's way against University Liggett in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Cardinal Mooney Catholic made off with an 8-1 win. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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