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| 04/13/24 - Home | 6-4 W |
| 04/06/23 - Home | 6-2 W |
| 04/07/22 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 03/27/17 - Home | 11-0 W |
| 04/04/16 - Away | 16-14 W |
Catholic Central has gone a perfect 5-0 against Yellow Springs recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Irish will head out on the road to challenge the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Catholic Central comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Catholic Central's offense. They came up short against Fairbanks on Wednesday, falling 17-0.
Meanwhile, Yellow Springs entered their game against Southeastern Local on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Bulldogs lost 17-9 to the Trojans.
Caleb Derrickson was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Derrickson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Yellow Springs is 4-1 when Derrickson posts two or more runs, but 4-5 otherwise.
In other batting news, Mason Cline made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 4-for-4 with four stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Yellow Springs' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 3-5 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Mateo Basora, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI.
The loss was their first at home, dropping their record down to 8-6. As for Catholic Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
Catholic Central skirted past Yellow Springs 6-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Irish since the squad 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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