University School waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals as they made off with a 7-1 win. That's two games straight that the Preppers have won by exactly six runs.
Crew Bellan tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Deacon Nelson and Cameron Ryan did most of the damage at the plate: Nelson got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Ryan went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Ryan a new career-high. Aaron Moss was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
University School always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cardinal Mooney only posted an OBP of .125.
Preppers
| 04/17/25 vs Cardinal Mooney | 7-1 |
| 04/16/25 vs Orange | 9-3 |
| 04/12/25 vs South | 5-2 |
| 04/11/25 vs Chardon | 8-0 |
| 04/05/25 vs Louisville | 4-3 |
| + 13 more games |
University School pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.9 runs over those games. As for Cardinal Mooney, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-4.
Coming up, University School will face off against North Royalton at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last five games the Bears have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Cardinal Mooney, they will challenge St. Edward at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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