Boylan Catholic lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Belvidere North, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Wednesday's matchup. The Titans' pitcher stepped up to hand the Blue Thunder an 11-0 shutout on Wednesday. This was payback for the Titans, who suffered a 10-8 loss the last time these two teams met.
Aidan Baluch tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
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On the hitting side, Ryder McCauley and Henry Berg did most of the damage at the plate: McCauley got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs, while Berg went 1-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Those four RBI gave Berg a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Michael Davenport, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Boylan Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. They are 4-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Boylan Catholic pushed their record up to 12-14-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Belvidere North, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-10.
Boylan Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Blue Thunder: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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