The Benedictine Bengals will square off against the Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Benedictine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over Bay. That's two games straight that the Bengals have won by exactly four runs.
Ethan Haug made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Benedictine got a great performance from Elliot Traben as he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Joe Morse, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Jerrold Brazelton, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, while Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Jefferson Area. The Lions came out on top in a nail-biter against the Falcons, sneaking past 1-0.
Jack Montague tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched.
Benedictine's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-11. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, their win bumped their record up to 14-5-1.
Benedictine came up short against Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 7-3. Can the Bengals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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