Dixie Heights hasn't had much luck against Covington Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Dixie Heights will head out on the road to challenge Covington Catholic at 4:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Dixie Heights' pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Holy Cross with a sharp 9-0 victory. The win was nothing new for the Colonels as they're now sitting on three straight.
Sean Mitchell
| 05/15/25 vs Holy Cross | 7 |
| 05/07/25 vs St. Henry | 5 |
| 04/12/25 vs Williamsburg | 4 |
| 04/18/25 vs Ryle | 3 |
| 04/22/25 @ Walton-Verona | 1 |
Sean Mitchell and Will Steczynski were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Mitchell didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Steczynski tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Mitchell a new career-high. At bat, Mitchell went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI, while Steczynski went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs. Steczynski has become a key player for Dixie Heights: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 13-15 otherwise.
In other batting news, Owen Stulz was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Dixie Heights is 8-1 when Stulz posts two or more runs, but 10-15 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Krohmer, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Covington Catholic had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Thoroughbreds as they made off with a 9-1 victory. The Colonels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by six runs or more this season.
Covington Catholic pushed their record up to 22-11 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Dixie Heights, their record is now 18-16.
Dixie Heights skirted past Covington Catholic 3-1 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dixie Heights since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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