Baseball Preview: Kirtland Hornets vs. Lake Catholic Cougars
Kirtland is 0-6 against Lake Catholic since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Kirtland Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Lake Catholic Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Kirtland: 3.8, Lake Catholic: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lake Catholic is hoping to do on Wednesday what Crestwood couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Kirtland's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Kirtland had just enough and edged Crestwood out 3-2. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Kirtland has scored all season.
Gino Blasini spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Trip Thaler was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Luciano Cantini, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, everything went Lake Catholic's way against Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin on Monday as Lake Catholic made off with a 14-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lake Catholic.
Kirtland pushed their record up to 13-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Lake Catholic, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Kirtland suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Lake Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Kirtland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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