Cardinal Newman waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Central Cobras.
Cardinal Newman got a great performance from Max Gonzalez as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Gonzalez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Alex Thompson picked up the save, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Cardinal Newman let Dominic Demarzo and Carsan Strolla loose on the outfield. Demarzo scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Strolla went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Anderson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Central's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathaniel Morel, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Cardinal Newman's victory bumped their record up to 10-3-1. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Cardinal Newman will be playing at home against Benjamin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cardinal Newman will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Treasure Coast at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Central has given up an average of 6.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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