Baseball Game Preview: Covington Catholic Colonels vs. St. Henry Crusaders

By Team Reports Apr 22, 2025, 1:58am

Baseball Preview: Covington Catholic Colonels vs. St. Henry Crusaders

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Covington Catholic is a perfect 10-0 against St. Henry since May of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Colonels will look to defend their home field against the Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Covington Catholic easily dispatched Newport Central Catholic on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Colonels fell just short of Conner by a score of 6-4 on Monday. The Colonels' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, St. Henry fell victim to Beechwood and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-0 to the Tigers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Crusaders' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.

St. Henry got a good showing from Trey Fedders, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Fedders has become a key player for the Crusaders: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-10 otherwise.

Covington Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for St. Henry, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.

Everything went Covington Catholic's way against St. Henry when the teams last played back in March, as Covington Catholic made off with a 13-3 win. Will the Colonels repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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