Baseball Game Preview: St. Bernard's Central Catholic Bernardians vs. North Polar Bears

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Previous Games

05/09/24 - Home	11-5 W
04/19/24 - Away	11-4 W
05/10/23 - Away	15-5 W
04/21/23 - Home	14-4 W
04/27/22 - Away	19-9 W
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St. Bernard's Central Catholic is a perfect 8-0 against North since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Bernardians will host the Polar Bears at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

St. Bernard's Central Catholic fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Lunenburg on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They came up short against the Blue Knights, falling 15-9. The Bernardians have struggled against the Blue Knights recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Austin Gibbons was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Gibbons was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Angelo Barry and Jonathan Quigley did some serious damage despite the final result: Barry scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Quigley scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Quigley also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was CJ Pelissier, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 22nd straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 15-6 to Worcester Tech.

St. Bernard's Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for North, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.

Everything went St. Bernard's Central Catholic's way against North in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as St. Bernard's Central Catholic made off with an 11-5 victory. Will the Bernardians repeat their success, or do the Polar Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.