The Catholic Crusaders will face off against the Oscar Smith Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Oscar Smith took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Norfolk Collegiate on Tuesday as they made off with a 14-1 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Oscar Smith fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Grassfield on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grizzlies.
Braden Copeland was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Copeland was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Oscar Smith, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
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