Heath is 9-1 against Newark Catholic since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Heath Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Heath is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Granville on Wednesday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Aces.
Meanwhile, Newark Catholic entered their game against Watkins Memorial on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Newark Catholic suffered a tough 10-4 defeat at the hands of Watkins Memorial. It was the first time this season that Newark Catholic let down their fans at home.
Newark Catholic saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kami Diaz, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Heath's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Newark Catholic, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7.
Heath came out on top in a nail-biter against Newark Catholic in their previous meeting on April 9th, sneaking past 7-6. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Newark Catholic's Kylie Gibson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Heath still be able to contain Gibson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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