Preview: Catholic-B.R. Bears vs. Mandeville Skippers
The Catholic-B.R. Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mandeville Skippers at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Catholic-B.R. will be looking to keep their 29-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
On Wednesday, Catholic-B.R. faced Mandeville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Catholic-B.R. fell 4-1 to Mandeville. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Catholic-B.R. has scored all season.
For Mandeville's part, they got a great performance from Aidan Grab as he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Grab has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mason Hickman was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Wes Carr was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Catholic-B.R.'s loss ended a 15-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 18-2. As for Mandeville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Catholic-B.R. has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.7 hits per game. However, it's not like Mandeville struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.6 per game. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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