Baseball Preview: Ursuline Fighting Irish vs. John F. Kennedy Catholic Eagles
The Ursuline Fighting Irish will be playing in front of their home fans against the John F. Kennedy Catholic Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Ursuline is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Howland just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 4-1 to the Tigers.
Thomas Kosovan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Joe Balog was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Ursuline hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, John F. Kennedy Catholic came tearing into Thursday's match with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Pirates by a score of 14-9.
Ursuline's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for John F. Kennedy Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Ursuline skirted past John F. Kennedy Catholic 3-2 in their previous meeting back in March. Does Ursuline have another victory up their sleeve, or will John F. Kennedy Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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