Baseball Preview: Campbell County Camels vs. Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds
Campbell County is 8-0 against Newport Central Catholic since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Campbell County Camels will look to defend their home field against the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds at 12:00 p.m. Campbell County will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Campbell County had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Dixie Heights.
Zach Franzen was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Campbell County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daxton Straus, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Carson Clark, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Newport Central Catholic was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They lost 19-2 to Conner.
Campbell County's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Newport Central Catholic, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season.
Everything went Campbell County's way against Newport Central Catholic in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Campbell County made off with a 12-0 victory. Does Campbell County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newport Central Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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