Newman Central Catholic is 4-0 against Warren/Stockton since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Newman Central Catholic Comets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Warren/Stockton Warhawks at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Newman Central Catholic sitting on 11 straight wins and Warren/Stockton on four.
Newman Central Catholic stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Wethersfield/Annawan as Newman Central Catholic made off with a 10-2 victory. Newman Central Catholic's win was all the more impressive since Wethersfield/Annawan was averaging only 3.57 runs allowed on the season.
Garret Matznick and Daniel Kelly made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Matznick pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Kelly tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Matznick scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4, while Kelly scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Matznick has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last 11 times he's played.
In other batting news, Ashton Miner was excellent, going 1-for-5 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Joe Oswalt was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Warren/Stockton beat Lena-Winslow 6-3 on Monday.
Newman Central Catholic's victory was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-4-1. As for Warren/Stockton, their win bumped their record up to 14-7.
Newman Central Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Warren/Stockton when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 7-2. Does Newman Central Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Warren/Stockton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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