Gross Catholic and Mount Michael Benedictine are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Gross Catholic Cougars will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Mount Michael Benedictine Knights at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Gross Catholic stacked a third blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Douglas County West with a sharp 10-4 win.
Isaack Bies made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Bies was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Griff Pechar and Nate Pechar did most of the damage at the plate: Pechar scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Pechar scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Drew Powers was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mount Michael Benedictine has not done well against Skutt Catholic recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Mount Michael Benedictine walked away with an 11-7 victory over Skutt Catholic.
Ashton Schroder was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Rocco Zimmerman, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Gross Catholic's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Mount Michael Benedictine, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.
Gross Catholic skirted past Mount Michael Benedictine 6-5 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Does Gross Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mount Michael Benedictine turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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