With a playoff game on the line, North Catholic rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Thomas Jefferson Jaguars as they made off with a 12-4 win. The result was nothing new for North Catholic, who have now won nine matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
North Catholic got a great performance from Caden Williams as he pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Williams has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ryan Shantz was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tommy Koroly, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
On Thomas Jefferson's side, Alec Warden made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
The victory (which was North Catholic's fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-5. As for Thomas Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 19-3.
As of now, neither North Catholic nor Thomas Jefferson have any future games scheduled.
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