Baseball Game Preview: Benet Academy Redwings vs. Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers

By Team Reports May 13, 2025, 10:54pm

Baseball Preview: Benet Academy Redwings vs. Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers

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For the second straight game, Benet Academy will face off against Joliet Catholic. The Redwings will head out to square off against the Hilltoppers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Benet Academy 3.6, Joliet Catholic 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Benet Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Joliet Catholic on Monday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hilltoppers. Redwings fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Hilltoppers since on Monday.

The win (which was Joliet Catholic's third in a row) raised their record to 16-13. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Benet Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-9.

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