The Catholic Central Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge the Steubenville Big Red at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Catholic Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
Catholic Central can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-7 margin over Beallsville. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Catholic Central.
The team relied heavily on Eli Fayak, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Peyton Rauch was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Steubenville fell victim to St. Clairsville and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 14-0 to the Red Devils. The matchup marked the first time this season in which Steubenville was not able to get on the board.
Catholic Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Steubenville, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-5.
Catholic Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Steubenville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. Will Catholic Central repeat their success, or does Steubenville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
