The Neumann Celtics will venture away from home to square off against the Stoneman Douglas Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Neumann 3.9, Stoneman Douglas 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Neumann proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by ten) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Braden River 3-2.
Meanwhile, Stoneman Douglas waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Spartans get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. Considering the Eagles have won nine matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Chase Wildroudt tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Cade Raley was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Brody Gargiulo also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Stoneman Douglas pushed their record up to 20-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Neumann, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Neumann suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Stoneman Douglas in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Celtics avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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