The Northlake Christian Wolverines are taking a road trip to square off against the Archbishop Hannan Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Northlake Christian has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Archbishop Hannan will arrive with four straight victories.
Northlake Christian came up short against Slidell on Monday, falling 10-2.
Northlake Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Stew Covey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Archbishop Hannan and Mandeville meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. Archbishop Hannan skirted past Mandeville 3-1.
Patrick Kennedy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up six Ks. Archbishop Hannan is undefeated when Kennedy allowsone or fewer earned runs, but 9-12 otherwise.
Northlake Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-10-1. As for Archbishop Hannan, they now have a winning record of 13-12.
Northlake Christian might still be hurting after the 9-3 defeat they got from Archbishop Hannan in their previous meeting back in February. Can Northlake Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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