The Marmion Cadets will venture away from home to take on the New Trier Trevians at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Marmion fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against St. Laurence on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 5-4. The Cadets haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Kevin Schultz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Charlie Zebig, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, New Trier owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Joliet Catholic, sneaking past 1-0. The one-run effort marked the Trevians' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The result came thanks to Greg Campitelli's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ben Toft, who went 3-for-4 with one triple and one stolen base. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
New Trier's victory bumped their record up to 8-2-1. As for Marmion, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6-1.
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