The Boylan Catholic Titans will head out on the road to challenge the Belvidere North Blue Thunder at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Boylan Catholic sitting on three straight victories and Belvidere North on five.
On Monday, Boylan Catholic made easy work of Rockford East and carried off an 18-2 win. With that victory, the Titans brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Noah McDermott
| 04/14/25 @ Belvidere | 3 |
| 05/05/25 @ Rockford East | 2 |
| 05/02/25 vs Rockford East | 2 |
| 04/19/25 @ LaSalle-Peru | 2 |
| 03/24/25 vs Lutheran | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
The team relied heavily on Noah McDermott, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Boylan Catholic is 4-1 when McDermott posts two or more runs, but 7-13-1 otherwise. Gavin Pigott also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Boylan Catholic hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Belvidere North sidestepped Freeport for a 5-4 win.
Belvidere North pushed their record up to 10-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Boylan Catholic, their record is now 11-14-1.
Boylan Catholic couldn't quite finish off Belvidere North in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 10-8. Can the Titans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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