Moore Catholic is 0-4 against Iona Prep since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Moore Catholic Mavericks will look to defend their home field against the Iona Prep Gaels at 11:30 a.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Moore Catholic got themselves on the board against Regis, but Regis never followed suit. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Raiders and snuck past 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Moore Catholic.
Not much got past Nick Neville, who gave up just five hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Regis off the board.
On the hitting side, Moore Catholic's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Porto, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
Meanwhile, Iona Prep earned a 6-2 victory over Xavier on Monday. Six seems to be a good number for Iona Prep as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Moore Catholic's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3. As for Iona Prep, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Moore Catholic might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Iona Prep in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Moore Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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