Webb had lost three straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 9-20-1 to make it four. They came up short against the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish, falling 10-3. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Fighting Irish this season, with their most recent defeat being a 7-5 loss two weeks ago.
As for Knoxville Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 22-13-1 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by seven runs or more this season.
For Knoxville Catholic's part, Tyler Slatas looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Alex Ditmore was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one double. Knoxville Catholic is undefeated when Ditmore posts two or more runs, but 12-13-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Scraggs, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Webb beat Knoxville Catholic by a score of 3-1 later that day.
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