Baseball Preview: Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs vs. Providence Hall Patriots
The Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Providence Hall Patriots at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Judge Memorial Catholic has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 19, while Providence Hall will come in with three straight wins.
Judge Memorial Catholic scored the most runs they've had all season on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell victim to a rough 18-12 defeat at the hands of North Sevier. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Dominic Fassio led a balanced group of hitters, going 2-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Damarco Soutor, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Judge Memorial Catholic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Providence Hall made easy work of Millard on Wednesday and carried off an 11-1 victory.
Westin Willis was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched. Willis was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Dawson McDermaid was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Drake Hickam, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Judge Memorial Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Providence Hall, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Judge Memorial Catholic might still be hurting after the 21-6 defeat they got from Providence Hall when the teams last played on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McDermaid, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Now that Judge Memorial Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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