Cardinal Mooney is 10-0 against Imagine School at North Port since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Cardinal Mooney Cougars will be playing at home against the Imagine School at North Port Sharks at 4:30 p.m. Cardinal Mooney is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Cardinal Mooney is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Petersburg Catholic just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 5-2 to the Barons.
Aidan McDonald spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on one hit.
At the plate, Cardinal Mooney saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Rieff, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Eddie Zaun, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Imagine School at North Port sidestepped Southwest Florida Christian for a 6-4 win. Winning may never get old, but Imagine School at North Port sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Alexis Pereira looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, RJ Cooper was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Boggess, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Cardinal Mooney's loss dropped their record down to 10-8-1. As for Imagine School at North Port, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Everything went Cardinal Mooney's way against Imagine School at North Port when the teams last played back in March of 2022 as Cardinal Mooney made off with a 10-0 victory. Will Cardinal Mooney repeat their success, or does Imagine School at North Port have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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