The St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders are taking a road trip to face off against the Holy Family Catholic Fire at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Cloud Cathedral came out on top against Milaca on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run second inning. The Crusaders were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Wolves. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Caden Johnson and Jacob Oliver did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs, while Oliver went 2-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. That's the most stolen bases Johnson has posted over his last six contests. Another player making a difference was Nolan Bigaouette, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Holy Family Catholic made sure to put some runs up on the board against Southwest Christian on Thursday. The Fire put the hurt on the Stars with a sharp 10-3 victory. The Fire not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 14th (when they won 18-2).
Holy Family Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for St. Cloud Cathedral, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 21-5.
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