Ascension Christian is 1-9 against Ascension Catholic since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. Ascension Christian will head out on the road to square off against Ascension Catholic at 4:00 p.m. Ascension Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Ascension Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Ascension Christian was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Assumption on Saturday. Ascension Christian never let Assumption get on the board and left with a 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for Ascension Christian, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Ascension Catholic came tearing into Saturday's game with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.4 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They beat the Griffins by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-1.
Ascension Catholic pushed their record up to 15-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Ascension Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Ascension Christian couldn't quite get it done against Ascension Catholic when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 5-2. Can Ascension Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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