The Catholic Bears and the West Jefferson Buccaneers will compete for holiday cheer at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Catholic's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Byrd 1-0. Catholic haven't had any issues with Byrd recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, West Jefferson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Southside an easy 4-1 win.
Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for West Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Catholic took their win against West Jefferson in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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