The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cary Imps at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cardinal Gibbons is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Cardinal Gibbons gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They never let Enloe onto the board and left with a 19-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Cardinal Gibbons considering their two-run performance the game before.
Bryce Fitzsimmons was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben O'Brien, who went 2-for-2 with three runs, four RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Cary came up short against Middle Creek on Tuesday and fell 7-4. Cary has struggled against Middle Creek recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Cary saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marcus Graham, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Andrew Mohler, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Cardinal Gibbons' victory bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Cary, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cardinal Gibbons has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cary struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cardinal Gibbons couldn't quite finish off Cary in their previous meeting back in March and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cary's William Vetter, who struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Cardinal Gibbons knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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