Baseball Game Preview: Catholic Central Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 2:30am

Baseball Preview: Catholic Central Crusaders vs. Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights

Catholic Central has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Catholic Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.

Catholic Central can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Bridgeport.

Catholic Central let Eli Fayak and Alex Solema loose on the outfield. Fayak scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3, while Solema scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Kerker, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Wheeling Central Catholic lost 10-3 to Brooke on Friday.

Catholic Central's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.

Catholic Central skirted past Wheeling Central Catholic 5-4 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Catholic Central repeat their success, or does Wheeling Central Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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