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| 03/13/24 - Home | 0-8 L |
| 04/14/23 - Home | 7-8 L |
| 03/16/22 - Away | 2-5 L |
| 04/11/18 - Away | 10-0 W |
| 02/21/17 - Away | 1-5 L |
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Seminole Ridge and Cardinal Newman are an even 4-4 against one another since February of 2015, but likely not for long. The Hawks will square off against the Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Seminole Ridge's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Cardinal Newman's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, Seminole Ridge didn't have quite enough to beat Olympic Heights and fell 5-4. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Seminole Ridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grady Endemann, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another was Brandon Turner, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They came out on top against St. John Paul II Academy by a score of 4-0. The game was the first time the Crusaders have beaten the Eagles on their field since May 1, 2017.
St. John Paul II Academy's batters probably weren't too happy with Blake Anderson, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 12 Ks (he gave up a single walk). Anderson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
The win made it two in a row for Cardinal Newman and bumps their season record up to 18-2-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Seminole Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
Seminole Ridge suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Cardinal Newman when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can the Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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