The Ida Bluestreaks will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Shrine Catholic Knights at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shrine Catholic is hoping to do on Friday what Whiteford couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Ida's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Ida skirted past Whiteford 4-3. Four seems to be a good number for Ida as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Shrine Catholic scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Greenhills as Shrine Catholic made off with a 14-1 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for Shrine Catholic as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Nate Alba was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Alba has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Alba was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Caydin Barbato was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Mike McGavin was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Ida is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Shrine Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 6-10.
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