The Marmion Cadets will face off against the Montini Catholic Broncos at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Montini Catholic took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Marmion, who comes in off a win.
Marmion had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-run drubbing they dealt Wheaton North on Saturday. The Cadets put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 9-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cadets, who have now won 12 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Marmion got a great performance from Nate Bostrand as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Matthew Tulley was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Trajan Storto-Featherson, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Marmion was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Montini Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Patrick.
Marmion has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 22-12-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Montini Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-15.
Everything went Marmion's way against Montini Catholic in their previous matchup on May 6th, as Marmion made off with an 11-1 victory. Will the Cadets repeat their success, or do the Broncos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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