The Central Catholic Eagles will square off against the Holy Cross Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Central Catholic barely beat Hanson Memorial the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Eagles' pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Eagles have won eight matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past St. Augustine 7-6.
William Andrade made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Marc Robert was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Gerrets, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one double.
Holy Cross pushed their record up to 22-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Central Catholic, the win got them back to even at 13-13.
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