With a playoff game on the line, North Catholic rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Indiana Little Indians and snuck past 7-5. The win was familiar territory for North Catholic who now have five in a row.
Tommy Schafale spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five earned runs on ten hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Josef Safar and Tommy Koroly did most of the damage at the plate: Safar went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a double, while Koroly scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ryan Shantz, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
North Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Indiana, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-9.
As of now, neither North Catholic nor Indiana have any future games scheduled.
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