The Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions will square off against the Benedictine Bengals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 3.1, Benedictine 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Jefferson Area get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. Winning may never get old, but the Lions sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Jack Montague
| 05/27/25 vs Jefferson Area | 7 |
| 05/08/25 @ Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy | 5 |
| 04/29/25 vs Holy Name | 7 |
| 04/24/25 vs Athens | 5 |
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin got a great performance from Jack Montague as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Montague has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Benedictine entered their tilt with Bay on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Rockets. That's two games straight that the Bengals have won by exactly four runs.
Ethan Haug made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Haug was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Elliot Traben tossed a big game, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Joe Morse, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Jerrold Brazelton, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin pushed their record up to 14-5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Benedictine, their record is now 13-11.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin was able to grind out a solid win over Benedictine in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 7-3. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bengals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
