The Catholic Central Irish will head out on the road to square off against the Emmanuel Christian Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Catholic Central's hitters has struggled lately (they haven't scored a run in three consecutive games), something the team is no doubt ready to change.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Catholic Central's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Madison Plains on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Emmanuel Christian Academy). They blew past Bradford 12-1 on Saturday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Cole Bowden was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. Bowden was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those runs were his first of the season.
In other batting news, Emmanuel Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Jack Meyer, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases Meyer has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Lisle, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Catholic Central's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Emmanuel Christian Academy, their record is now 2-3.
Catholic Central skirted past Emmanuel Christian Academy 5-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Irish since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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