The Archbishop Wood Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Cardinal O'Hara Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Archbishop Wood is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Archbishop Wood will head into Saturday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a two-run defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Nueva Esperanza on Saturday. Archbishop Wood's pitchers stepped up to hand Nueva Esperanza an 11-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Archbishop Wood considering their one-run performance the game before.
Andrew Unrath looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Zach Neeld and Chase Cavallaro did most of the damage at the plate: Neeld scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Cavallaro scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Braden Kelly, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Cardinal O'Hara came up short against Haverford School on Saturday and fell 5-2. Cardinal O'Hara has struggled against Haverford School recently, as their contest on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Cardinal O'Hara also got a good showing from Padraig McManus, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. McManus has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cardinal O'Hara saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brendan Till, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Archbishop Wood's win bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Cardinal O'Hara, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Archbishop Wood couldn't quite finish off Cardinal O'Hara in their previous matchup back in April and fell 3-1. Can Archbishop Wood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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