Baseball Game Preview: Calvert Senecas vs. Newark Catholic Green Wave

The Calvert Senecas will square off against the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Calvert sitting on 15 straight wins and Newark Catholic on 12.

Calvert is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out John F. Kennedy Catholic 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Senecas have posted since April 28th.

Logan Ritzler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits.

At the plate, Calvert's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Moyer, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.

South Webster typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Newark Catholic proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Jeeps with a sharp 9-3 victory. The Green Wave might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 contests by six runs or more this season.

Calvert's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 27-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Newark Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 21-9.