Baseball Preview: Benedictine Cadets vs. Starr's Mill Panthers
The Benedictine Cadets will square off against the Starr's Mill Panthers on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Benedictine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Baldwin a 10-0 shutout. Give Benedictine's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Parker McCoy made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. McCoy has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. McCoy was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bennett Conaway, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Omari Burse, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Starr's Mill came tearing into Thursday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 13-0 margin over the Hawks. Starr's Mill's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last seven games.
Benedictine pushed their record up to 20-11 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Starr's Mill, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-2 record this season.
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