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| 04/04/25 - Home | 9-7 W |
| 05/06/24 - Away | 0-11 L |
| 04/25/24 - Away | 5-9 L |
| 04/24/24 - Home | 0-14 L |
| 05/08/23 - Away | 3-8 L |
| + 5 more games |
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Valley Christian, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats, sneaking past 9-7. This was payback for the Fightin' Irish, who suffered an 11-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
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.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They are 7-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-2.
Looking ahead, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will head out to challenge El Camino at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Colts have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.2 runs per game on average), something the Fightin' Irish will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, they will square off against Hillsdale at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Wildcats 3.9, the Fighting Knights 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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