Baseball Game Preview: Bishop McLaughlin Catholic Hurricanes vs. Cardinal Mooney Cougars

For the second straight game, Bishop McLaughlin Catholic will face off against Cardinal Mooney. The Hurricanes will face off against the Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Bishop McLaughlin Catholic has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Bishop McLaughlin Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Cardinal Mooney 4-2. That's two games straight that the Hurricanes have won by exactly two runs.

Steele Thalleen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on eight hits.

At the plate, Keith Jacobs was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs.

Bishop McLaughlin Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-14 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Cardinal Mooney, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-8.