The Conneaut Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Conneaut is looking for their season's first win.
Conneaut couldn't beat Girard on Friday even though they stacked five runs on them in the fourth inning. The Spartans came up short against the Yellowjackets, falling 18-7.
Jacob Thompson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Thaddeus Huya, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin). They put the hurt on Elyria Catholic with a sharp 18-8 victory on Monday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Lions needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin got a massive performance out of Keenan Ryans, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and four runs. Those four runs gave Ryans a new career-high. Nick Dietrich was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run and five RBI.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .650. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-5-1. As for Conneaut, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-20.
Conneaut suffered a grim 14-2 defeat to Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin in their previous meeting back in May of 2018. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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