Cardinal O'Hara unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 7-2 to the Malvern Prep Friars on Wednesday. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Friars recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Cardinal O'Hara got a good showing from Adam Schreiber, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Schreiber a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
On the hitting side, Jake Steigerwalt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run. Another player making a difference was Brendan Till, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3.
The win (which was Malvern Prep's fifth in a row dating back to last season) raised their record to 2-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cardinal O'Hara will host Father Judge at 4:00 p.m. on March 26th. As for Malvern Prep, they will take on Sussex Central at 1:00 p.m. on March 29th.
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