Marian Catholic extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping them down to 16-14. They came up short against the Marist RedHawks, falling 11-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the RedHawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 18-2 on Monday.
Marian Catholic saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Garcia, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
As for Marist, they have been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 20 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games.
On Marist's side, they got a great performance from Mark Coffey as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Coffey has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Ryan Lawlor and Nick Pigatto did most of the damage at the plate: Lawlor went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Pigatto went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs Pigatto has posted since back in April.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marian Catholic will square off against Homewood-Flossmoor at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Marist, they will take on Carmel at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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