Antioch has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Neither Antioch nor Marian Central Catholic posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
After soaring to a six-point win in their last game, Antioch came back down to earth on Wednesday. They fell just short of De La Salle by a score of 3-1.
Antioch got a good showing from Tyler Johnson, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Antioch saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Nielsen, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Marian Central Catholic fell victim to a tough 12-2 loss at the hands of Richmond-Burton on Thursday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Marian Central Catholic in their matchups with Richmond-Burton: they've now lost eight in a row.
Antioch's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Marian Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
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