Baseball Preview: Odyssey Institute Minotaur vs. Yuma Catholic Shamrocks
The Odyssey Institute Minotaur will head out on the road to face off against the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Yuma Catholic is hoping to do on Saturday what Florence couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Odyssey Institute's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Odyssey Institute was the clear victor by a 20-6 margin over Florence.
Tyler Connell was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, five runs, and two stolen bases. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Patrick Murray was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, everything went Yuma Catholic's way against Safford on Tuesday as Yuma Catholic made off with a 16-1 victory.
Odyssey Institute has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-8-1 record this season. As for Yuma Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 21-4.
Odyssey Institute came up short against Yuma Catholic in their previous meeting back in March, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Yuma Catholic's Mickey Fox, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Now that Odyssey Institute knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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