Baseball Preview: Holy Name Green Wave vs. Firelands Falcons
The Holy Name Green Wave will head out on the road to face off against the Firelands Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Holy Name will head into Monday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run they dealt Revere on Monday. Holy Name was the clear victor by a 10-3 margin over Revere.
Dom Marchetta spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Adam Humenik, who scored a run while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Brendon Preisel, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Firelands, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Bedford an 11-0 shutout on Monday.
Holy Name's victory bumped their record up to 7-17. As for Firelands, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11.
Holy Name came out on top in a nail-biter against Firelands in their previous meeting back in May of 2015, sneaking past 4-3. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Firelands' Trevor Damron, who didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Holy Name to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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