Baseball Preview: Kane Wolves vs. DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals
Kane is 2-8 against DuBois Central Catholic since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Kane Wolves have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Kane will be strutting in after a win while DuBois Central Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.
Kane's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Smethport.
Phinn Chamberlain spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up 15 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kane's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Isaya Miller, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
DuBois Central Catholic lost 15-8 to DuBois on Saturday.
Kane has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for DuBois Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Kane has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like DuBois Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Kane came up short against DuBois Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in April, falling 12-7. Will Kane have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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