The Eastside Catholic Crusaders are taking a road trip to challenge the O'Dea Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. O'Dea took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Eastside Catholic, who comes in off a win.
O'Dea will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Eastside Catholic extended their winning streak to three on Wednesday. The Crusaders came out on top against Lakeside by a score of 8-5.
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Kobe Reese and Kai Jambor did most of the damage at the plate: Reese went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Jambor went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those two runs gave Reese a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Long, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Eastside Catholic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.8 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 8.8.
Meanwhile, O'Dea wound up with the same score they had in their last game (7-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Eastside Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for O'Dea, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Eastside Catholic skirted past O'Dea 3-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Crusaders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Fighting Irish turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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