Baseball Game Preview: Father McGivney Catholic Griffins vs. Christ Our Rock Lutheran Silver Stallions

Father McGivney Catholic has gone a perfect 8-0 against Christ Our Rock Lutheran recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Griffins will challenge the Silver Stallions at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Father McGivney Catholic's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Staunton 15-0. The win was familiar territory for the Griffins, who have now won nine matches in a row.

David Carroll

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/09/25 vs Staunton	4
03/19/24 vs Metro-East Lutheran	3
03/21/25 vs Briarcrest Christian	2
05/01/24 @ Belleville West	2
04/06/24 vs Heyworth	2

David Carroll looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).

On the hitting side, Justin Terhaar was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Mason Holmes, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.

Father McGivney Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in seven consecutive games.

Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Christ Our Rock Lutheran made sure to put some runs up on the board against Woodlawn on Tuesday. The Silver Stallions were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Cardinals. The victory continues a trend for the Silver Stallions in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won three in a row.

Father McGivney Catholic's win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Christ Our Rock Lutheran, the win got them back to even at 5-5.

Father McGivney Catholic took their victory against Christ Our Rock Lutheran in their previous meeting on Monday by a conclusive 10-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Griffins since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.