
Bears
04/08/25 @ Woodlawn-B.R. | 16 |
04/22/25 vs Lafayette | 15 |
04/05/25 vs Woodlawn-B.R. | 15 |
03/25/25 @ Liberty Magnet | 15 |
02/13/25 @ West Monroe | 14 |
Catholic had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the St. Thomas More Cougars on Tuesday as they made off with a 9-3 victory. Considering the Bears have won 19 matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Mills Richardson looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jack Ruckert, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 3-for-4. That's the most home runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Orlando Henriquez, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
The win was the sixth in a row for Catholic, bringing their record up to 34-5. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for St. Thomas More, their loss dropped their record down to 27-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Catholic beat the Cougars by a score of 16-6 later that day.
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