Cathedral came tearing into Friday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Mishawaka Marian Knights as they made off with an 8-1 win. Cathedral might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Eli Bennett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cathedral got a big performance out of Chase Nickols, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Patrick Mazur was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Cathedral has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Mishawaka Marian, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
Cathedral is on the road again on Saturday to play Munster at 9:00 a.m. Cathedral's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Munster's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mishawaka Marian, they will face off against Lindblom at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mishawaka Marian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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