The Monsignor Pace Spartans will challenge the Chaminade-Madonna Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Last Thursday, Monsignor Pace came up short against Varela and fell 5-1.
Meanwhile, Chaminade-Madonna had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wildcats an 11-0 shutout. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by seven runs or more this season.
Not much got past Santi Arismendi, who gave up just six hits and racked up six Ks to keep Western off the board. Furthermore, Arismendi didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in February.
At the plate, Chaminade-Madonna let John Scott Bishop and Nolan Loonam run wild. Bishop scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Loonam scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Loonam a new career-high in RBI (two). AJ Vargas was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Chaminade-Madonna always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Western only posted an OBP of .320.
Chaminade-Madonna's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Monsignor Pace, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Monsignor Pace came up short against Chaminade-Madonna in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, falling 9-6. Can Monsignor Pace avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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