The Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes are taking a road trip to take on the St. Francis Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Marian Central Catholic hasn't scored more than a single run for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Marengo hit Marian Central Catholic with a five-run fourth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Hurricanes lost 9-0 to the Indians.
Marian Central Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brodee Vermette, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, St. Francis made easy work of Montini Catholic on Thursday and carried off a 9-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won 17 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
St. Francis is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Marian Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-24.
Marian Central Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Francis in their previous meeting back in April of 2015, sneaking past 11-10. Do the Hurricanes have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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