
Fightin' Irish
04/04/25 vs St. Ignatius College Preparatory | 9 |
04/02/25 @ Valley Christian | 0 |
03/29/25 @ Urban | 17 |
03/29/25 vs Lincoln | 19 |
03/27/25 @ Encinal | 2 |
+ 7 more games |
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has gone 7-1 against El Camino recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Fightin' Irish will face off against the Colts at 4:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory took a 11-run defeat the last time they faced off against St. Ignatius College Preparatory, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Fightin' Irish had just enough and edged out the Wildcats 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Fightin' Irish have posted since March 26, 2024.
The team relied heavily on Arden Walsh, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Sydney Endo was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Walsh wasn't the only one making solid contact: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The Fightin' Irish are 6-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, El Camino was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 18-2 to South San Francisco.
El Camino saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mahealani Keahi, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run. Keahi is on a roll when it comes to triples, as she's now hit at least one in each of the last three games she's played. Patricia Vasquez also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for El Camino, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
El Camino's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .529. It's a different story for El Camino, though, as they've only averaged .320. Will they be able to contain Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's hitters?
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory took their win against El Camino when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 18-3 score. Do the Fightin' Irish have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Colts turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.