Baseball Game Preview: Newman Central Catholic Comets vs. Warren Warriors

Comets

Runs

05/14/25 @ Erie-Prophetstown	2
05/12/25 @ Amboy	8
05/10/25 @ Bishop McNamara	2
05/09/25 @ Monmouth-Roseville	19
05/08/25 @ Kewanee	21
+ 24 more games

The Newman Central Catholic Comets will head out on the road to face off against the Warren Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Newman Central Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.

On Wednesday, Newman Central Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Erie-Prophetstown and fell 3-2.

Ashton Miner was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Garret Matznick, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Meanwhile, Warren unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Joseph back in April.

Newman Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 23-5-1. As for Warren, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.

Newman Central Catholic took their win against Warren in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 8-1 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.