The matchup between Father McGivney Catholic and Metro-East Lutheran on Tuesday hardly resembled the 0-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Father McGivney Catholic Griffins put the hurt on the Metro-East Lutheran Knights with a sharp 19-1 win. That 18 run margin sets a new team best for Father McGivney Catholic this season.
Benjamin Sink was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Sink was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other pitching news, David Carroll looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Omar Avalos and Kannon Kamp did most of the damage at the plate: Avalos went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Kamp scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Kamp has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Isaac Wendler was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
On Metro-East Lutheran's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thijson Heard, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Father McGivney Catholic pushed their record up to 4-0-1 with that victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 11.9 runs. As for Metro-East Lutheran, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1-1.
Father McGivney Catholic will face off against GVCS Broadfording at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Father McGivney Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 1.4 runs per game this season, so GVCS Broadfording's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Metro-East Lutheran, they will face off against Cahokia at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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