Baseball Preview: DeSales Colts vs. Fern Creek Tigers
DeSales is 5-0 against Fern Creek since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The DeSales Colts will head out on the road to challenge the Fern Creek Tigers at 5:30 p.m. The last three games DeSales has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought match, but DeSales had to settle for a 10-8 defeat against St. Xavier.
Brody Mangis was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fern Creek had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it four back in March. They put the hurt on the Highlanders with a sharp 10-4 win. The result was nothing new for Fern Creek, who have now won three contests by six runs or more so far this season.
DeSales' loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5. As for Fern Creek, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
DeSales beat Fern Creek 7-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for DeSales 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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