Baseball Preview: Sisters Outlaws vs. Blanchet Catholic Cavaliers
Sisters has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Blanchet Catholic Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sisters stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on Harrisburg with a sharp 10-0 win.
Not much got past Brody Fischer, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Harrisburg off the board. Fischer has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Justin Desmet, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jace Owens, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Blanchet Catholic entered their tilt with Kennedy with 18 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 19. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 8-3 on Friday.
Sisters is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Blanchet Catholic, they pushed their record up to 24-1 with that victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Sisters took their win against Blanchet Catholic in their previous meeting back in May of 2017 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sisters since the squad 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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