Bishop Fenwick had lost six straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 2-8 to make it seven. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to the Arlington Catholic Cougars, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Friday.
As for Arlington Catholic, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games.
For Arlington Catholic's part, Matt Toland made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. Toland also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Arlington Catholic is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-3 otherwise. Toland was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Arlington Catholic let John Recinito and Coleman ONeill run wild. Recinito went 2-for-3 with three runs, while ONeill got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI.
Bishop Fenwick and Arlington Catholic could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Massachusetts Rankings. The Crusaders will take on Bishop Feehan on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (230 vs. 14). Meanwhile, Arlington Catholic (ranked 63rd) will meet Bishop Stang (ranked 17th) at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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