The Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Geneva Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against University School on Thursday. They fell just short of the Preppers by a score of 3-2.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Dietrich, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Geneva gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Beachwood with a sharp 8-2 win. The victory was familiar territory for Geneva who now have five in a row.
Logan Queen made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Queen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Queen was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin dropped their record down to 9-9 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Geneva, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Geneva struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin beat Geneva 8-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Does Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Geneva turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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