Marian Catholic had to endure a nine-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Illiana Christian Vikings a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. This was payback for Marian Catholic, who suffered a 10-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The result came thanks to Josh Davis's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Marian Catholic's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Matt Gonzalez, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
Marian Catholic's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-19. As for Illiana Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Marian Catholic will take on St. Patrick at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for Illiana Christian, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Chesterton at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Illiana Christian: 3.4, Chesterton: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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