Baseball Preview: Newman Central Catholic Comets vs. Princeton Tigers
The Newman Central Catholic Comets will head out on the road to challenge the Princeton Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Newman Central Catholic is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road.
Newman Central Catholic is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against West Carroll (and have done all season long). Everything went Newman Central Catholic's way against West Carroll on Wednesday as Newman Central Catholic made off with a 10-0 win.
Chase Decker was a standout: he went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Liam Nicklaus, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Princeton came up short against Erie-Prophetstown on Tuesday and fell 6-1. Princeton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Newman Central Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4-1 record this season. As for Princeton, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Everything went Newman Central Catholic's way against Princeton in their previous meeting on Monday as Newman Central Catholic made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newman Central Catholic since the team 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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