Moreau Catholic is 9-1 against American since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Moreau Catholic Mariners will head out on the road to challenge the American Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Moreau Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so American's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
American is hoping to do on Friday what they couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Moreau Catholic's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Moreau Catholic narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past American 3-2.
Manuel Torres tossed a big game, pitching 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jeffrey Chen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Moreau Catholic pushed their record up to 9-9 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for American, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Moreau Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like American struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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