Archbishop Mitty had lost three straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 14-10 to make it four. They fell just short of the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fighting Irish by a score of 3-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Fighting Irish this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-2 on Tuesday.
Archbishop Mitty got a good showing from Kelen Johnson, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Johnson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-15. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games.
On Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's side, their win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Fung, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Archbishop Mitty is set to square off against their familiar foe Valley Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Monarchs 3.7, the Warriors 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will face off against rival Archbishop Riordan at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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