The Montgomery Catholic Knights will face off against the North Bay Haven Academy Buccaneers at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Montgomery Catholic is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Montgomery Catholic's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Beauregard 2-0.
Caden Ishman looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed over his last five contests.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gregory Rauch, who went 1-for-2 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. Kam Miller was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one home run.
Meanwhile, North Bay Haven Academy got the win against McKenzie on Monday by a conclusive 12-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Buccaneers.
Not much got past Sam Compton, who gave up just a hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep McKenzie off the board. Compton is becoming a predictor of North Bay Haven Academy's success: when he allows at most three hits the team is 2-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Jack Peaden was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. He has become a key player for North Bay Haven Academy: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Hayden Farrow, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
North Bay Haven Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 12.6.
Montgomery Catholic's win bumped their record up to 5-10-1. As for North Bay Haven Academy, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Montgomery Catholic has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like North Bay Haven Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.1 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
