The Newman Central Catholic Comets will be playing at home against the Princeton Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Newman Central Catholic is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Last Thursday, Newman Central Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Mendota, taking the game 5-1.
Garet Wolfe spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Garret Matznick and Brendan Tunink did most of the damage at the plate: Matznick scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Tunink scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Matznick is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Williams, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Princeton made sure to put some runs up on the board against Ottawa on Saturday. Princeton walked away with a 12-9 win over Ottawa.
Ace Christiansen was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Smith, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Newman Central Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4-1 record this season. As for Princeton, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Everything went Newman Central Catholic's way against Princeton when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Newman Central Catholic made off with a 10-4 win. Does Newman Central Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Princeton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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