The Archbishop Mitty Monarchs will head out on the road to square off against the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 4:00 a.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Archbishop Mitty's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Valley Christian on Tuesday. They fell 4-0 to the Warriors. Archbishop Mitty has struggled against Valley Christian recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Archbishop Mitty got a good showing from Luke Newman, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Newman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bellarmine College Prep. Considering the last time Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Archbishop Mitty's defeat dropped their record down to 13-9-1. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-7.
Archbishop Mitty was able to grind out a solid victory over Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 9-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Archbishop Mitty since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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