Baseball Preview: Northwest Christian Crusaders vs. Yuma Catholic Shamrocks
Northwest Christian is on a 23-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Yuma Catholic is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Northwest Christian Crusaders will take on the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Northwest Christian: 2.1, Yuma Catholic: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Saturday, Northwest Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Crismon, taking the game 7-2.
Meanwhile, Yuma Catholic put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over Odyssey Institute.
Mickey Fox was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Fox has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Fox was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, Joey Carey was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Leonel Avelar, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Northwest Christian's victory bumped their record up to 24-2. As for Yuma Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Northwest Christian might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Yuma Catholic when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fox, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Northwest Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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