The Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals made easy work of the Cristo Rey Jesuit Cristeros on Saturday and carried off a 23-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Adriel Castro made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Castro was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Blue Island Eisenhower is undefeated when Castro posts two or more runs, but 1-6 otherwise.
Alejandro Correa
| 04/12/25 vs Cristo Rey Jesuit | 6 |
| 03/18/25 @ Sandburg | 3 |
| 04/10/25 @ Hillcrest | 2 |
| 04/05/25 vs Rich Township | 1 |
In other pitching news, Alejandro Correa looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
Back at the plate, Blue Island Eisenhower got a massive performance out of Adrian Torres, who scored four runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Joel Barcena, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one double.
Blue Island Eisenhower hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
Blue Island Eisenhower picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 5-6. As for Cristo Rey Jesuit, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Blue Island Eisenhower will challenge Shepard at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Cristo Rey Jesuit, they will head out to square off against Holy Trinity at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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