Baseball Game Preview: Central Falcons vs. Holy Spirit Catholic Saints

The Central Falcons will challenge the Holy Spirit Catholic Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Central's hitters haven't had much luck over their past five games, but Wednesday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.

Central fell victim to Northridge and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Jaguars, falling 18-0.

Meanwhile, Holy Spirit Catholic never let their opponents score on Monday. They were the clear victors by an 18-0 margin over Holt. The win continues a trend for the Saints in their matchups with the Ironmen: they've now won four in a row.

Evan Barnett was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Holy Spirit Catholic is undefeated when Barnett posts two or more runs, but 4-10 otherwise.

In other batting news, JT Besanceney was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Holy Spirit Catholic's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 2-9 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jake Barnett, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.

Holy Spirit Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Holy Spirit Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 13-13.

Everything went Central's way against Holy Spirit Catholic in their previous matchup back in March, as Central made off with a 12-5 win. Do the Falcons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Saints turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.