The Moreau Catholic Mariners are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Moreau Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Moreau Catholic's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Newark Memorial on Thursday. They lost 17-0 to the Cougars. The shutout was out of character for Moreau Catholic seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Jaguars. That's two games straight that Cardinal Newman has won by exactly three runs.
Callie Howard was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Howard has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 20 consecutive pitching appearances. Howard was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Giana Tamayo, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ava Walters, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Moreau Catholic has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season. As for Cardinal Newman, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-5.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Moreau Catholic has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.7 hits per game. However, it's not like Cardinal Newman struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.1. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Moreau Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Cardinal Newman when the teams last played back in April of 2018, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Moreau Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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