The Trinity Catholic Celtics will venture away from home to square off against the Bishop Snyder Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Trinity Catholic had taken Citrus down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. The Celtics fell 6-2 to the Hurricanes. The Celtics have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nick Tanko was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Bishop Snyder had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Blue Devils a 5-0 shutout.
Lewis Turner looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Cole Dennis was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Tripp Hannah was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Bishop Snyder's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Trinity Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
Trinity Catholic might still be hurting after the 13-3 defeat they got from Bishop Snyder when the teams last played back in February. Can the Celtics avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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