The Shrine Catholic Knights will head out on the road to take on the Ida Bluestreaks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Shrine Catholic is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Shrine Catholic is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Greenhills with a sharp 14-1 win on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what Shrine Catholic needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
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. Another player making a difference was Mike McGavin, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Ida waltzed into their contest on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Bobcats out 4-3. Four seems to be a good number for Ida as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Shrine Catholic's record is now 6-10. As for Ida, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
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