The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds will head out on the road to square off against the Harrison County Thorobreds at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Newport Central Catholic finally turned things around against St. Henry on Wednesday. Newport Central Catholic had just enough and edged St. Henry out 4-3.
Ian Mann spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Connor Seiter, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jt Mumper, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Harrison County sidestepped Mason County for a 5-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Harrison County.
Newport Central Catholic's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12. As for Harrison County, they pushed their record up to 12-7 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Newport Central Catholic came up short against Harrison County when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 5-0. Can Newport Central Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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