The Central Catholic Fighting Irish will look to defend their home field on Sunday against the Clay Eagles at 2:00 p.m. Central Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Clay will be coming in after a defeat.
Central Catholic is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Wauseon 11-3. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Central Catholic with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Clay's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Whitmer by a score of 7-6.
Drake Sekinger was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Vinny Gallaher, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 4-11. As for Clay, their loss dropped their record down to 20-4.
Central Catholic came up short against Clay in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 7-2. Thankfully for Central Catholic, Anthony Barnes (who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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