
Fighting Irish
03/28/25 vs Knoxville Central | 11 |
03/17/25 vs Ridgeview | 11 |
04/15/25 vs Webb | 10 |
03/25/25 vs McCallie | 10 |
03/11/25 @ Chattanooga Christian | 10 |
Knoxville Catholic barely beat Webb the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Fighting Irish were the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over the Spartans on Tuesday. The Fighting Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Tyler Slatas looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alex Ditmore, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Cole Scraggs, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Knoxville Catholic hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in seven consecutive games.
Knoxville Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 22-13-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Webb, they dropped their record down to 9-20-1 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Spartans beat Knoxville Catholic by a score of 3-1 later that day.
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