Catholic is on a five-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Mercy a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. Catholic will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mercy Magic at 3:45 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Wednesday, Catholic came up short against Mount de Sales Academy and fell 9-6.
Archbishop Spalding hit Mercy with a five-run fifth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Magic lost 12-1 to the Cavaliers.
Mercy's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Mercy when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 9-5. Does Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mercy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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