The Monmouth-Roseville Titans will face off against the Newman Central Catholic Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Monmouth-Roseville has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with six straight losses, while Newman Central Catholic will come in with six straight victories.
Monmouth-Roseville came up short against Sherrard on Thursday, falling 18-8. That's two games in a row now that the Titans have lost by exactly ten runs.
Nick Huston made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with three runs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Newman Central Catholic). They were the clear victors by a 21-3 margin over Kewanee on Thursday. Considering the Comets have won eight games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Michael Morse and Garet Wolfe made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Morse tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Meanwhile, Wolfe pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in May of 2024. At bat, Morse went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one double, while Wolfe got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Daniel Kelly was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with five runs, two stolen bases, and two RBI. What's more, he posted three hits, the most he's had since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Miner, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and four runs.
Newman Central Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .559. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Newman Central Catholic pushed their record up to 21-3-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Monmouth-Roseville, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-18.
Monmouth-Roseville came up short against Newman Central Catholic when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 5-2. Will the Titans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
