The Catholic Crusaders will be playing at home against the Isle of Wight Academy Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Catholic is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Walsingham Academy just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 12-4 to the Trojans.
Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Tortorice, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Carson Norton was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Isle of Wight Academy stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand The Covenant a 12-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Isle of Wight Academy considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Catholic's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-10. As for Isle of Wight Academy, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4.
Catholic came up short against Isle of Wight Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 11-6. Can Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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