The Seton Catholic Sentinels will square off against the Northwest Christian Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Seton Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Seton Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Valley Christian, who was ranked sixth at the time (Seton Catholic was ranked 25th). Seton Catholic took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Valley Christian on Monday. The Sentinels' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Northwest Christian had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They never let the Longhorns get on the board and left with a 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won four matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Northwest Christian's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Seton Catholic, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 12-6.
Seton Catholic took their victory against Northwest Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2017 by a conclusive 14-0. Does Seton Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northwest Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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