The Ferndale Wildcats will square off against the St. Bernard's Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ferndale knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully St. Bernard's likes a good challenge.
On Thursday, Ferndale got the win against South Fork by a conclusive 12-1. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Cubs: they've now won seven in a row.
Meanwhile, after a string of 11 wins, St. Bernard's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of St. Vincent de Paul by a score of 5-4.
Michael Manzi made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Wagner, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Ferndale's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs over those games. As for St. Bernard's, their loss dropped their record down to 13-4.
Ferndale couldn't quite get it done against St. Bernard's in their previous meeting on April 3rd as they fell 6-3. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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