Newman Central Catholic waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the West Carroll Thunder 20-5. With that win, the Comets brought their scoring average up to 8 runs per game.
Liam Nicklaus made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Nicklaus was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Newman Central Catholic got a massive performance out of Chase Decker, who went 4-for-6 with four runs, five RBI, and one stolen base. Decker continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Garret Matznick was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-5.
Comets
| 03/27/25 @ West Carroll | 48.4% |
| 03/26/25 vs Annawan-Wethersfield | 25.9% |
| 03/24/25 vs Fulton | 40.6% |
| 03/21/25 vs Rockridge | 17.9% |
| 03/18/25 @ Sterling | 25% |
| + 30 more games |
Newman Central Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .484. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
Newman Central Catholic's victory was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for West Carroll, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Looking ahead, Newman Central Catholic will square off against Morrison at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for West Carroll, they will face off against Earlville at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. West Carroll is facing Earlville at the right time seeing as Earlville is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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