Baseball Recap: Guerin Catholic Takes a Loss

If Guerin Catholic was feeling good fresh off their 11-1 takedown of Park Tudor on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Golden Eagles fell 15-12 to the Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (11), the Golden Eagles still had to take the loss.

Ian Taylor

Runs

05/09/25 vs Fort Wayne Bishop Luers	3
04/26/25 @ Norwell	3
04/19/25 vs Morgan Township	3
04/04/25 vs Zionsville	3
04/03/25 vs Warren Central	3
+ 8 more games

Ian Taylor made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two triples and three runs. He is becoming a predictor of Guerin Catholic's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-2 (and 4-7 when he doesn't). Karson Smith was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Guerin Catholic has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-7.

Coming up, Guerin Catholic will be playing at home against South Bend Saint Joseph at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Huskies' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so the Golden Eagles' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, they will head out to take on Lafayette Central Catholic at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lafayette Central Catholic will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Fort Wayne Bishop Luers surely won't give up without a fight.