The Cathedral Fighting Irish will challenge the Chaparral Lobos at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Chaparral took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Cathedral, who comes in off a win.
Chaparral will be up against a hot Cathedral team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Fighting Irish put the hurt on Santa Teresa with a sharp 15-2 victory on Monday. Cathedral's win was all the more impressive since the Desert Warriors were averaging only three runs allowed on the season.
Raul Diaz tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Julian Escalante
| 03/31/25 @ Santa Teresa | 3 |
| 03/25/25 @ Clint | 2 |
| 03/11/25 @ Chaparral | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Andress | 2 |
| 02/27/25 vs Da Vinci | 2 |
On the hitting side, Cathedral let Gabriel Ramirez and Julian Escalante run wild. Ramirez got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Escalante went 3-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Those three hits gave Escalante a new career-high. Irvin Duarte was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Cathedral always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .523. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Santa Teresa only posted an OBP of .321.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Chaparral's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They lost 12-6 to Da Vinci.
Carlos Torres made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Nicolas Flores, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Chaparral's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Cathedral, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7-1.
Monday's matchup will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Cathedral hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .351. However, it's not like Chaparral struggles in that department as they've averaged .333. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Cathedral took their win against Chaparral when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 23-11 score. Do the Fighting Irish have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lobos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
