The Delone Catholic Squires will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Kennard-Dale Rams at 4:15 p.m. Delone Catholic will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Delone Catholic is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Littlestown on Tuesday. They fell victim to a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of the Thunderbolts.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Kennard-Dale gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Fairfield a 14-0 shutout. While fans of Kennard-Dale might be used to big wins, the 14-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Gavin "Gus" Holmes tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kennard-Dale let Noah Hoffer and Micah Smith loose on the outfield. Hoffer scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Smith scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ben Zimmerman, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Delone Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Kennard-Dale, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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