The Peninsula Catholic Knights will take on the TEACH Homeschool Beach Breakers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Peninsula Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while TEACH Homeschool will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row dating back to last season, Peninsula Catholic turned things around against Richmond Christian on Tuesday. They never let the Warriors get on the board and left with a 13-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Knights needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
Roman Rossi
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The team relied heavily on Roman Rossi, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and four RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Sych, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, TEACH Homeschool was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 6-5 heartbreaker at the hands of Catholic.
Nate Flowers was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Zach Daniels made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Thomas Bianco, who went 1-for-4 with one home run.
Even though they lost, TEACH Homeschool lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
TEACH Homeschool's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Peninsula Catholic, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Peninsula Catholic might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from TEACH Homeschool in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can Peninsula Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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