The Thomaston Bears will take on the Kolbe-Cathedral Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Thomaston will be strutting in after a victory while Kolbe-Cathedral will be coming in after a loss.
Thomaston is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 20-3 margin over Wilby on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Bears with their most commanding win of the season.
Lucas Koval made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Koval was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs.
In other batting news, Josh Boulanger was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Cam Johnson was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Thomaston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .675. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Kolbe-Cathedral was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 16-1 to Joel Barlow.
Kolbe-Cathedral's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Thomaston, their record is now 5-7.
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