Naples Classical was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 21-14 walloping at the hands of the Donahue Catholic Shamrocks. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Grant Knowles and Nolan Baxter did some serious damage despite the final result: Knowles scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-2, while Baxter scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alex Green, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Donahue Catholic's side, Jack Kadlec and Luke Misek did most of the damage at the plate: Kadlec went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Misek went 2-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and four RBI. Kadlec has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Loboda, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Naples Classical's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Donahue Catholic, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Naples Classical will square off against Gateway Charter at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Gateway Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Donahue Catholic, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Seacrest Country Day at 4:00 p.m. on April 8th.
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