With a playoff game on the line, Father McGivney Catholic rose to the challenge on Saturday. They never let the Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Father McGivney Catholic sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
The result came thanks to Kannon Kamp's shutout, as he gave up just six hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Drew Kleinheider, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Benjamin Sink, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
On Greenfield/Northwestern's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garrett Costello, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Father McGivney Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 34-4 record this season. As for Greenfield/Northwestern, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-13-1.
Father McGivney Catholic is on the road again on Monday to play Routt Catholic at 1:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Routt Catholic: 3.2, Father McGivney Catholic: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Greenfield/Northwestern does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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