Baseball Preview: Marian Catholic Spartans vs. St. Patrick Shamrocks
The Marian Catholic Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the St. Patrick Shamrocks at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Marian Catholic is no doubt hoping to put an end to an 11-game streak of away losses.
Marian Catholic's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Illiana Christian and snuck past 2-0.
The result came thanks to Josh Davis's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Marian Catholic saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Gonzalez, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, St. Patrick has not done well against Niles Notre Dame recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. St. Patrick sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Niles Notre Dame.
Marian Catholic's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-19. As for St. Patrick, their victory bumped their record up to 9-15.
Marian Catholic came up short against St. Patrick when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Marian Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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