The Archbishop Ryan Raiders and Ragdolls will head out on the road to square off against the Neumann-Goretti Saints at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Archbishop Ryan will head into Wednesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a ten-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Devon Prep on Wednesday. Archbishop Ryan had just enough and edged Devon Prep out 3-1.
Dave Perez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits.
At the plate, Christopher Butch was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Neumann-Goretti got themselves on the board against St. Augustine Prep on Tuesday, but St. Augustine Prep never followed suit. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hermits and snuck past 2-0.
Not much got past Santino Pharma, who gave up just two hits to keep St. Augustine Prep off the board.
On the hitting side, Andrew Dankanich was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Archbishop Ryan is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for Neumann-Goretti, their victory bumped their record up to 14-5.
Archbishop Ryan suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Neumann-Goretti when the teams last played back in April. Can Archbishop Ryan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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