Denver is 2-8 against Newman Catholic since July of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cyclones will host the Knights at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
After dropping their season opener at home, Newman Catholic is headed out to face a Cyclones team ready to give their home crowd a win. Denver lost 14-1 to Waverly-Shell Rock on Wednesday. Surprisingly, this marked the fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Meanwhile, Newman Catholic had already won five in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Indians a 2-0 shutout.
Denver came out on top in a nail-biter against Newman Catholic in their previous matchup back in May of 2025, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Cyclones repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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