The Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Benedictine Bengals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin nor Benedictine posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
It was a proper cat-fight when Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin challenged Lake Catholic on Tuesday. The Lions fell 4-1 to the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Benedictine didn't have quite enough to beat Hawken on Wednesday and fell 2-1.
Ben Scheer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Benedictine saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danny Joyce, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. That stolen base was Joyce's first of the season.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-4 record this season. As for Benedictine, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin was able to grind out a solid victory over Benedictine when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 7-3. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bengals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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