If Cathedral was feeling good off their 15-3 takedown of Cornerstone Christian last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cathedral Fighting Irish wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-3 walloping at the hands of the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors on Friday. Cathedral has not had much luck with Santa Teresa recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Cathedral saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leo Fonseca, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
On Santa Teresa's side, Gabriel Heredia made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits. Heredia has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Heredia was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Ezekiel Rodriguez was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Ardon Luna was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
Cathedral's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Santa Teresa, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-7-1.
Cathedral will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Da Vinci at 4:00 p.m. Cathedral is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Santa Teresa, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Roswell at 5:00 p.m.
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