Baseball Preview: Conwell-Egan Catholic Eagles vs. Danville Ironmen
The Conwell-Egan Catholic Eagles will square off against the Danville Ironmen on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Conwell-Egan Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top against Bethlehem Catholic by a score of 10-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Conwell-Egan Catholic.
Braydon Janzer and Keegan Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Janzer scored a run while going 3-for-4, while johnson scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Connor Landau, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Danville waltzed into their game on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Cavaliers.
Garrett Hoffman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
On the hitting side, Cole Duffy was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Wyatt Shultz was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Conwell-Egan Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Danville, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5.
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