Archbishop Ryan had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They skirted past the Lansdale Catholic Crusaders 5-4. This was payback for Archbishop Ryan, who suffered a 5-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Dave Perez was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Sean Cahill, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Lansdale Catholic's side, Brian Trailes made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Whichner, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Lansdale Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Archbishop Ryan's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-6. As for Lansdale Catholic, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Archbishop Ryan is on the road again on Saturday to play Germantown Academy at 1:00 p.m. As for Lansdale Catholic, they will challenge Conwell-Egan Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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