The McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets will take on the Montgomery Catholic Knights at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. McGill-Toolen is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
While McGill-Toolen's win against John Carroll Catholic wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. McGill-Toolen had just enough and edged out John Carroll Catholic 4-3. While the Yellowjackets didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Montgomery Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat St. Michael Catholic on Friday and fell 6-4. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Parks Hickman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three). Gavin Phelan also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
McGill-Toolen pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Montgomery Catholic, they now have a losing record of 2-3-1.
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