Baseball Game Preview: Bishop Canevin Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 6:13am

Baseball Preview: Bishop Canevin Crusaders vs. Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions

The Bishop Canevin Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bishop Canevin's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Greensburg Central Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Bishop Canevin is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Steel Valley just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Ironmen by a score of 8-6.

Kellen Andruscik was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Mason Glover was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Greensburg Central Catholic sidestepped Riverview for a 3-2 victory. That's two games straight that Greensburg Central Catholic has won by just one run.

Bishop Canevin's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4. As for Greensburg Central Catholic, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-4.

Bishop Canevin came out on top in a nail-biter against Greensburg Central Catholic when the teams last played back in April of 2022, sneaking past 9-7. Will Bishop Canevin repeat their success, or does Greensburg Central Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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