The Catholic - N.I. Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Vandebilt Catholic Terriers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Catholic - N.I.: 3.7, Vandebilt Catholic: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Catholic - N.I. barely beat Central Lafourche the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Catholic - N.I. was the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over Central Lafourche on Saturday. The game marked the Panthers' most dominant win of the season so far.
St. Thomas More typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Vandebilt Catholic proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over the Cougars. Considering the Terriers have won five matches by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Catholic - N.I.'s victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Vandebilt Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Catholic - N.I. skirted past Vandebilt Catholic 9-7 when the teams last played on Thursday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Catholic - N.I. 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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