There's no place like home for Cathedral Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They never let the St. Augustine Saints onto the board and left with a 5-0 win on Friday. This was a revenge matchup for Cathedral Catholic, as the team was forced to settle for a 15-4 defeat when these two played last Wednesday.
Vincent Venverloh` made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Venverloh` was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Cathedral Catholic got a great performance from Owen Smyth as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Smyth has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Anthony Perritano and Joseph Anderson did most of the damage at the plate: Perritano scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Anderson went 3-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On St. Augustine's side, they got a good showing from Jonny Haskett, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Cathedral Catholic's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7. As for St. Augustine, their loss dropped their record down to 22-6.
Cathedral Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against St. Augustine: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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