Marian Catholic barely beat Hammond Bishop Noll the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Spartans were the clear victors by a 13-5 margin over the Warriors on Thursday. The Spartans have beaten the Warriors the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Warriors has come to flipping the script.
Angelo DeSoto
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Marian Catholic got a great performance from Angelo DeSoto as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). The Spartans are 2-1 when DeSoto allows one or fewer earned runs, but 5-6 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alex Kvasnicka, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Bronx Debergh, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Marian Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. They are 5-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The victory got Marian Catholic back to even at 7-7. As for Hammond Bishop Noll, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Marian Catholic has already played their next game, a 13-1 defeat against St. Patrick on the 19th. As for Hammond Bishop Noll, they are taking a road trip to challenge River Forest at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Warriors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Ingots have averaged an impressive 11.2 runs per game this season.
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