Baseball Recap: Newman Central Catholic Triumphs

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Previous Games

04/29/25 - Away	3-2 W
04/10/25 - Home	3-1 W
05/02/24 - Away	14-3 W
04/29/24 - Home	15-0 W
05/04/23 - Home	10-4 W
+ 5 more games

Newman Central Catholic proved they can win big on Monday (they won by ten) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past the Princeton Tigers 3-2. The victory continues a trend for the Comets in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won five in a row.

Newman Central Catholic's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Joe Oswalt, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. That's the most hits Oswalt has posted since back in March.

Newman Central Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Princeton only posted a batting average of .185.

Newman Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 17-3-1. As for Princeton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Newman Central Catholic will head out to face off against Mendota at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Comets are facing the Trojans at the right time seeing as the Trojans are stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Princeton, they will venture away from home to challenge Kewanee at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Boilermakers have averaged an impressive 7.6 runs per game this season.