Baseball Preview: Trinity Catholic Celtics vs. North Marion Colts
The Trinity Catholic Celtics will head out on the road to square off against the North Marion Colts at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity Catholic is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Trinity Catholic ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They skirted past Forest 6-5. The win was just what Trinity Catholic needed coming off of a 10-4 defeat in their prior contest.
The team relied heavily on Aidan Morey, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Roman Hentz, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but North Marion had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Forest on Monday.
Tucker Jones was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Luis Reyes was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Trinity Catholic now has a winning record of 9-8. As for North Marion, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Trinity Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like North Marion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Trinity Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against North Marion in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was North Marion's Rowan Quartararo, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Trinity Catholic still be able to contain Quartararo? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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