Baseball Game Preview: Newman Central Catholic Comets vs. Mendota Trojans

Comets

Runs

04/29/25 @ Princeton	3
04/28/25 vs Mendota	13
04/26/25 @ Byron	2
04/25/25 @ Mercer County	10
04/24/25 @ Hall	6
+ 16 more games

Newman Central Catholic is a perfect 8-0 against Mendota since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Comets will take on the Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Newman Central Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.

Newman Central Catholic proved they can win big on Monday (they won by ten) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Princeton 3-2. The Comets haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Newman Central Catholic saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joe Oswalt, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. That's the most hits Oswalt has posted since back in March.

Newman Central Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Princeton only posted a batting average of .185.

Meanwhile, Mendota was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 13-3 to Newman Central Catholic.

Mendota's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10-1. As for Newman Central Catholic, their record now sits at 17-3-1.

Newman Central Catholic took their victory against Mendota in their previous matchup on Monday by a conclusive 13-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Comets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.