St. Ignatius College Preparatory is 2-8 against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 4:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Ignatius College Preparatory, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, St. Ignatius College Preparatory earned a 6-2 victory over Menlo-Atherton. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won five in a row.
Beau Schaffer
| 03/19/25 vs Menlo-Atherton | 5 |
| 03/04/25 vs Acalanes | 4 |
| 02/28/25 @ Redwood | 0 |
| 05/30/24 vs Redwood | 1 |
| 05/25/24 vs Archbishop Mitty | 2 |
| + 3 more games |
Beau Schaffer looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in May of 2024.
On the hitting side, Archer Horn was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run and two runs. Ryan Rosenthal also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory didn't have quite enough to beat Vacaville on Thursday and fell 4-3. The Fightin' Irish have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rohan Kahns, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. Tedford Lewis was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, they now have a winning record of 3-2-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Ignatius College Preparatory has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory couldn't quite finish off Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 9-7. Can St. Ignatius College Preparatory avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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