The North Catholic Trojans will take on the Mars Fightin' Planets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, North Catholic gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They never let Butler onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The victory was nothing new for North Catholic as they're now sitting on three straight.
Tommy Schafale made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Schafale has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Schafale was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Owen Beatrice, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Ryan Shantz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mars earned a 6-2 win over Hampton on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mars.
North Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Mars, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
North Catholic couldn't quite finish off Mars when the teams last played back in April of 2022 and fell 3-1. Can North Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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