Baseball Game Preview: Lexington Minutemen vs. Bloomington Central Catholic Saints

The Lexington Minutemen are taking a road trip to challenge the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lexington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.

While Lexington's win against Midland wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Minutemen had just enough and edged out the Timberwolves 16-14.

Kayden Knight

Runs

03/28/25 vs Prairie Central	3
03/31/25 vs Midland	2
03/29/25 @ Delavan	2
03/18/25 @ Woodland	2
03/26/25 vs Dwight	1
+ 1 more games

Kayden Knight was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Lexington's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Braeden Barber, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, one triple, and one RBI.

Knight wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Lexington kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. The Minutemen are 3-1 when they post 11 or more hits.

Meanwhile, Bloomington Central Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Fieldcrest, falling 12-4.

Bloomington Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Lexington, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.