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| 03/16/23 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 03/07/23 - Home | 2-9 L |
| 03/08/22 - Home | 7-6 W |
| 03/09/21 - Away | 5-7 L |
| 03/05/19 - Away | 1-9 L |
| + 5 more games |
Ascension Catholic and University Lab are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Bulldogs will challenge the Cubs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ascension Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so University Lab's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Ascension Catholic's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against East Iberville as they made off with a 12-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, University Lab faced Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Cubs took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bears. The Cubs' defeat signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
University Lab got a good showing from Grant Sunstrom, who tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Shepard Gammon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Lane Mixon, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Ascension Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 19-8. As for University Lab, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 19-8.
Ascension Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against University Lab in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Cubs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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