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| 05/20/23 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 05/14/22 - Home | 13-2 W |
| 05/12/21 - Home | 9-0 W |
| 04/12/19 - Home | 14-0 W |
| 04/13/18 - Away | 18-1 W |
| + 2 more games |
Newman Central Catholic has gone 6-1 against Morrison recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. Newman Central Catholic will head out to challenge Morrison at 4:30 p.m. Morrison took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Newman Central Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Newman Central Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against West Carroll on Thursday as Newman Central Catholic made off with a 20-5 victory. The Comets not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 29, 2024.
Liam Nicklaus made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, 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, Chase Decker was a standout: he went 4-for-6 with four runs, five RBI, and one stolen base. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Garret Matznick, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-5.
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.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Morrison was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They fell just short of Stark County by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Mustangs have suffered since April 30, 2024.
Morrison saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kamden White, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Newman Central Catholic pushed their record up to 4-1-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Morrison, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Everything went Newman Central Catholic's way against Morrison when the teams last played back in May of 2023, as Newman Central Catholic made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newman Central Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
