The Central Catholic Fighting Irish will head out on the road to take on the Clay Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Central Catholic came into this matchup off a tough 11-run loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of De La Salle Collegiate by a score of 2-0 on Friday.
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for Clay, as they earned their first away victory of the season. They walked away with a 7-3 win over Atherton on Saturday.
Max Morrison looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Clay let Hudson Byers and Alex Goetz run wild. Byers went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Goetz got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave Byers a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Austin Ganues, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Central Catholic's defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Clay, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Central Catholic beat Clay 4-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Irish since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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