Baseball Preview: Cathedral Fighting Irish vs. Zionsville Eagles
The Cathedral Fighting Irish are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Zionsville Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Cathedral's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Zionsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Saturday, Cathedral beat St. Xavier 4-1.
Patrick Mazur was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Zionsville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mooresville.
Zionsville also got a good showing from Braden Shaw, who tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits.
At the plate, Tyler Hughes was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Cathedral's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Zionsville, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cathedral has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Zionsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cathedral skirted past Zionsville 5-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cathedral since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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