Baseball Preview: Newman Central Catholic Comets vs. Bureau Valley Storm
Newman Central Catholic is 9-1 against Bureau Valley since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Newman Central Catholic Comets will be staying on the road to face off against the Bureau Valley Storm at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Newman Central Catholic will head into Monday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 16) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mendota and snuck past 5-3.
Brendan Tunink was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Tunink was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last 15 games he's played.
Tunink wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Joe Oswalt, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double. Ashton Miner was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bureau Valley has not done well against Princeton recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Bureau Valley narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Princeton 9-7. That's two games straight that Bureau Valley has won by exactly two runs.
Newman Central Catholic's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4-1. As for Bureau Valley, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Newman Central Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Bureau Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newman Central Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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