Baseball Recap: Newman Central Catholic's Win on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Comets

Margin (Wins)

05/08/25 @ Kewanee	18
03/27/25 @ West Carroll	15
05/09/25 @ Monmouth-Roseville	13
05/07/25 @ Mendota	10
04/28/25 vs Mendota	10

Newman Central Catholic had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. Everything went their way against the Monmouth-Roseville Titans as they made off with a 19-6 win. The Comets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Chase Decker was incredible, firing off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-5. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Garet Wolfe, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.

Newman Central Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .513. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in seven consecutive contests.

Newman Central Catholic pushed their record up to 22-3-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Monmouth-Roseville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 15 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-19 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Newman Central Catholic will take on Bishop McNamara at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Comets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Fightin' Irish have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Monmouth-Roseville, they will square off against Putnam County at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Titans are facing the Panthers at the right time seeing as the Panthers are stuck on a three-game losing streak.