Baseball Preview: Blanchet Catholic Cavaliers vs. Western Christian Pioneers
The Blanchet Catholic Cavaliers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Western Christian Pioneers at 4:30 p.m. Blanchet Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.4 runs per game this season.
While Blanchet Catholic has not struggled against Santiam Christian recently, they managed to flip the script on Thursday. Blanchet Catholic never let Santiam Christian onto the board and left with a 4-0 win.
Noah Hancock was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Gerig, who got four hits from his four at bats.
Meanwhile, Western Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success last Tuesday. They put the hurt on Willamina with a sharp 19-3 victory.
Blanchet Catholic pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs per game. As for Western Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Blanchet Catholic came up short against Western Christian when the teams last played back in May of 2019, falling 4-1. Can Blanchet Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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