The Catoctin Cougars will venture away from home to face off against the Urbana Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Catoctin has given up an average of 7.6 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Catoctin is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They had just enough and edged out South Carroll 13-12 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cougars have posted since April 8th.
Meanwhile, Urbana waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Lancers get on the board and left with an 8-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Kyan Montano looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Ryan Yagesh was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Lipscomb, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Urbana pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Catoctin, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-10.
Catoctin came out on top in a nail-biter against Urbana when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars 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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