The Cardinal Newman Crusaders will be playing at home against the Okeechobee Brahmans at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Cardinal Newman will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Cardinal Newman sidestepped Benjamin for a 6-5 victory. Six seems to be a good number for Cardinal Newman as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sam Lovitz looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Blake Anderson came in to relieve Lovitz and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his three innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Cardinal Newman let Dominic Demarzo and Carl Calixte loose on the outfield. Demarzo scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Calixte scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Acevedo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Okeechobee was a bit more limited in their match on Saturday. They suffered a tough 12-1 defeat at the hands of St. Albans.
Cardinal Newman's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs per game. As for Okeechobee, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
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