Catholic is 7-1 against Russellville since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Catholic Rockets have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Russellville Cyclones at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Catholic earned a 7-2 win over Little Rock Southwest. That's two games straight that Catholic has won by exactly five runs.
Meanwhile, Russellville scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Alma as Russellville made off with a 15-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Russellville who now have three in a row.
Catholic pushed their record up to 9-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs per game. As for Russellville, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Russellville in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, winning 5-2. Does Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Russellville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
