The St. Bernard's Central Catholic Bernardians will head out to take on the Gardner Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Bernard's Central Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
St. Bernard's Central Catholic lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Fitchburg, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Monday's matchup. The Bernardians were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Red Raiders on Monday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bernardians needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Justin Little
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St. Bernard's Central Catholic let Angelo Barry and Justin Little run wild. Barry went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Little went 1-for-3 with three runs and one RBI. Little is becoming a predictor of St. Bernard's Central Catholic's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Lewis, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Gardner faced off against Ayer Shirley on Monday. The Wildcats fell 6-2 to the Panthers. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost four in a row.
St. Bernard's Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Gardner, they now also have a losing record of 3-4.
Everything went St. Bernard's Central Catholic's way against Gardner in their previous meeting back in May of 2016, as St. Bernard's Central Catholic made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bernardians since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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