Baseball Game Preview: Eastside Catholic Crusaders vs. Bishop Blanchet Bears

Crusaders

Runs

03/24/25 vs Bishop Blanchet	10
03/22/25 @ Everett	10
03/14/25 vs Juanita	7

For the second straight game, Eastside Catholic will face off against Bishop Blanchet. Eastside Catholic will head out on the road to square off against Bishop Blanchet at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Eastside Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

If Eastside Catholic beats Bishop Blanchet with ten runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Eastside Catholic put the hurt on Bishop Blanchet with a sharp 10-1 win on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.

Tristan Weigum spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits.

On the hitting side, Eastside Catholic let Micah Bartle and Hudson Schock run wild. Bartle scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Schock scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Schock is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zack Sieger, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Eastside Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Bishop Blanchet, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-2.