The Catholic Central Crusaders will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Shadyside Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Catholic Central and Weir, and Weir kept the tradition alive. The Crusaders came up short against the Red Riders on Tuesday, falling 15-1. The loss put an end to the Crusaders' undefeated start to the season.
Catholic Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Fayak, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, Shadyside got themselves on the board against Bridgeport on Tuesday, but Bridgeport never followed suit. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 3-0. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Having lost for the first time this season, Catholic Central fell to 2-1. As for Shadyside, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Everything went Catholic Central's way against Shadyside in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Catholic Central made off with an 11-1 victory. Do the Crusaders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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