Archbishop Riordan had lost five straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 7-19 to make it six. They fell 7-2 to the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fighting Irish. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Crusaders of the 4-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2025.
As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-15. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games.
For Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's part, Cooper Rogers Lewis tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Rogers Lewis has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Max Matthews was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Johnny Nepomuceno, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
While Archbishop Riordan had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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