Father Judge can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Roman Catholic Cahillite an 8-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Father Judge who now have six in a row.
Dave Rodriguez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Rodriguez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rodriguez was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Richie Lee was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Jason Lebold, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Roman Catholic's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Petey Crespo, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Father Judge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Roman Catholic, they dropped their record down to 3-13-1 with that loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Father Judge will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Conwell-Egan Catholic at 4:00 p.m. Conwell-Egan Catholic will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Roman Catholic, they will head out on the road to face off against Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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