The Turpin Spartans will take on the Archbishop McNicholas Rockets at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Turpin 3.2, Archbishop McNicholas 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, Turpin got the win against Milford by a conclusive 8-2. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Archbishop McNicholas hadn't done well against Chaminade Julienne Catholic recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Rockets skirted past the Eagles 4-3. While the Rockets didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Archbishop McNicholas got a great performance from Nathan Kramer as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Kramer has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Archbishop McNicholas' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nate Colyer, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Turpin's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Archbishop McNicholas, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
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