St. Henry is 0-5 against Trinity since April of 2018 but things could change on Saturday. The Crusaders will face off against the Shamrocks at 10:00 a.m.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last three times St. Henry and Newport Central Catholic have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Wednesday. The Crusaders took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thoroughbreds.
Luke Lubert made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Peace, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Trinity faced St. Xavier in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Shamrocks walked away with a 6-3 win over the Tigers. The victory was nothing new for the Shamrocks as they're now sitting on three straight.
Trinity's win bumped their record up to 20-3. As for St. Henry, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
St. Henry couldn't quite get it done against Trinity in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 as they fell 5-2. Can the Crusaders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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