Baseball Game Preview: North Catholic Trojans vs. Hopewell Vikings

Trojans

Runs

04/07/25 @ Hopewell	5
04/04/25 vs Carrick	3
04/01/25 vs Obama Academy of International Studies	11
03/25/25 @ Ambridge	3
03/24/25 vs Ambridge	11
03/19/25 vs Bishop Canevin	8

For the second straight game, North Catholic will face off against Hopewell. The Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

Hopewell will be up against a hot North Catholic team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Trojans came out on top against the Vikings by a score of 5-1 on Monday.

For Hopewell's part, David Medich was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance also gave Medich a new career-low in walks (zero).

On the hitting side, Hopewell saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody McCullough, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Logan Triscila also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

North Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Hopewell, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-7.

Hopewell's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: North Catholic hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. It's a different story for Hopewell, though, as they've only averaged .155. Will they be able to contain North Catholic's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.