Fenwick hasn't had much luck against Whitney Young recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Friars will be playing at home against the Dolphins at 4:30 p.m. Fenwick is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Fenwick fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Riverside-Brookfield on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Friars couldn't push the score so high this time.
Fenwick saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kailey Janda, who went 2-for-4 with one run.
Meanwhile, Whitney Young came tearing into Monday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 13-8 win over the Eagles. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Dolphins considering their two-run performance the game before.
Whitney Young's victory bumped their record up to 22-10-1. As for Fenwick, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Fenwick couldn't quite get it done against Whitney Young in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as they fell 7-4. Can the Friars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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