After three games on the road, Cathedral Catholic is heading back home. They will take on the Patrick Henry Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cathedral Catholic: 3.4, Patrick Henry: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cathedral Catholic is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Patrick Henry on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 2-1.
Cathedral Catholic got a good showing from Tyler Cox, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Cox has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Cathedral Catholic's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5. As for Patrick Henry, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cathedral Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Patrick Henry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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