The Columbus North Bull Dogs will take on the Cathedral Fighting Irish at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbus North will be strutting in after a victory while Cathedral will be coming in after a defeat.
Columbus North barely beat Seymour the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bull Dogs' pitchers stepped up to hand the Owls an 11-0 shutout on Thursday. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for the Bull Dogs this season.
Columbus North got a great performance from Joey Fry as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Fry a new career-high.
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brock Kintner, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesse Clark, who went 2-for-4 with three runs.
Center Grove hit Cathedral with a four-run sixth inning last Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Fighting Irish fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 5-4.
Cathedral also got a good showing from Ethan Dorsey, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Dorsey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Bo Cooper was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one triple. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Michael Gallagher, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
Cathedral has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season. As for Columbus North, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-7.
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