The Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes will face off against the Fenton Bison at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fenton took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Marian Central Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Marian Central Catholic turned things around against Timothy Christian on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past the Trojans 9-8.
Owen Neuzil
| 04/16/26 vs Bishop McNamara | 4 |
| 05/14/26 vs Timothy Christian | 2 |
| 04/29/26 @ St. Edward | 2 |
| 04/28/26 vs St. Edward | 2 |
| 05/11/26 @ Chicago Hope Academy | 1 |
| + 5 more games |
Owen Neuzil and Jaxson Christensen did most of the damage at the plate: Neuzil went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs, while Christensen went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Neuzil is becoming a predictor of Marian Central Catholic's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 1-18 when he doesn't). Jackson Hatfield was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base.
Marian Central Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April.
West Aurora hit Fenton with a eight-run fourth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bison lost 14-1 to the Blackhawks. The Bison have struggled against the Blackhawks recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Fenton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Anguiano, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Marian Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 4-19. As for Fenton, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-19.
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