Baseball Recap: Friday's Win Is Lexington Catholic's Sixth in Last Eight Outings

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Previous 5 Games

05/09/25 - Home	6-4 W
05/04/25 - Away	3-2 W
04/24/24 - Away	1-5 L
03/21/24 - Home	2-7 L
03/21/17 - Away	2-0 W

Lexington Catholic proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by nine) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the George Rogers Clark Cardinals 6-4. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-2 last Sunday.

Cody Decker was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brady Wasik, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Bennie Lawrence was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.

Lexington Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for George Rogers Clark, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-11.

Lexington Catholic and George Rogers Clark should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Kentucky Rankings. The Knights (ranked 13th) will meet Bryan Station (ranked 95th) at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, George Rogers Clark will face off against Bishop Brossart at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday with a big rank advantage (47 vs. 132).