Cardinal Newman won against American Heritage last Thursday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Cardinal Newman beat the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-3. The Crusaders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Chiefs, too.
Finn Duran
| 03/21/25 vs Cardinal Gibbons | 3 |
| 04/05/24 @ Trinity Christian Academy | 2 |
| 04/04/24 vs Jensen Beach | 2 |
| 03/14/24 vs Oxbridge Academy | 2 |
| 03/20/25 vs American Heritage | 1 |
Finn Duran made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Cardinal Newman got a great performance from Max Gonzalez as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. What's more, Gonzalez gave up only three hits, the fewest he's had since back in February.
Duran wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Nocerini, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave Nocerini a new career-high.
Cardinal Newman's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1-1. As for Cardinal Gibbons, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-10 record.
Coming up, Cardinal Newman will take on Union County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Thomas Aquinas at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cardinal Gibbons will need to watch out since St. Thomas Aquinas has now posted at least ten runs in their last five matches.
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