Kirtland is 0-6 against Lake Catholic since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Kirtland Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Lake Catholic Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Kirtland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Kirtland had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Berkshire.
Trip Thaler put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Thaler was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Thaler wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Will Bates, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lake Catholic sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over Walsh Jesuit on Monday.
Kirtland's loss dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Lake Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
Kirtland might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Lake Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Kirtland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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