After soaring to 14 runs the game before, Catholic were a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They suffered a rough 15-2 defeat at the hands of the Collegiate Cougars. Catholic has struggled against Collegiate recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joe Norman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Graham Smith, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Collegiate, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Catholic will take on Christchurch School at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Collegiate, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Bishop O'Connell at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop O'Connell's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Collegiate's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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