It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Knoxville Catholic ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over the Heritage Mountaineers. The Fighting Irish have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Mountaineers, too.
Manny Maurer looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Conor Hussey
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Conor Hussey, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate O'Donnell, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
The win made it two in a row for Knoxville Catholic and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Knoxville Catholic will welcome Powell at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Heritage, they will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on Alcoa at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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