On Friday, the Catholic Bears were able to grind out a solid victory over the George County Rebels, taking the game 6-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.

Andrew Clapinski
03/07/25 vs George County | 4 |
02/10/25 vs St. Paul's | 3 |
02/18/25 vs Terrebonne | 2 |
03/01/25 @ Live Oak | 1 |
02/14/25 @ West Monroe | 1 |
Andrew Clapinski was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Ruckert, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-5. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. Noah Lewis was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Catholic's win bumped their record up to 11-3. As for George County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5.
Coming up, Catholic will take on Presbyterian Christian in a tournament on Saturday. Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Presbyterian Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for George County, they will host Germantown at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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