The Louisville Leopards will face off against the John F. Kennedy Catholic Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Louisville 3.6, John F. Kennedy Catholic 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
John F. Kennedy Catholic will be up against a hot Louisville team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Leopards came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against New Philadelphia. That's two games straight that the Leopards have won by just one run.
Louisville's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Zander Tripplett, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI. Greyson Brunoni also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, John F. Kennedy Catholic was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hubbard. The match marked John F. Kennedy Catholic's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Louisville pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for John F. Kennedy Catholic, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2.
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