The Archbishop Hoban Knights will square off against the Padua Franciscan Bruins at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Archbishop Hoban sitting on five straight victories and Padua Franciscan on three.
Archbishop Hoban is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 12-5 margin over Ellet. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Padua Franciscan hadn't done well against Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Bruins walked away with an 11-7 win over the Lions. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Archbishop Hoban's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-8. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Padua Franciscan, their victory bumped their record up to 11-13.
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