Baseball Preview: Kathleen Red Devils vs. Lake Gibson Braves
Kathleen has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Lake Gibson Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Kathleen will head into Thursday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They lost 8-2 to Pasco.
Kathleen got a good showing from Mark Simpson, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Kathleen saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Edrick Ayala, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Lake Gibson's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 12-2 to Santa Fe Catholic. Having soared to a lofty 28 runs in the game before, Lake Gibson couldn't push the score so high this time.
Kathleen has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 13 of their last 16 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-18 record this season. As for Lake Gibson, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
Kathleen came up short against Lake Gibson in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 4-0. Thankfully for Kathleen, Derek Henry (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 6.2 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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