Marin Catholic is 10-0 against Novato since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Marin Catholic Wildcats will be playing at home against the Novato Hornets at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Marin Catholic: 3.5, Novato: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Marin Catholic is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Terra Linda 12-4. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Marin Catholic considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Marin Catholic got a great performance from Liam Smith as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Marin Catholic let Cooper Mitchell and Carter Capobianco loose on the outfield. Mitchell scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Capobianco scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Miguel Lopez, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Novato had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Bulls 2-1.
Novato's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cash Campbell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Marin Catholic's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-9. As for Novato, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Marin Catholic took their win against Novato when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 12-4. Will Marin Catholic repeat their success, or does Novato have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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