The Montini Catholic Broncos will be playing at home against the Fenwick Friars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Montini Catholic will head into Thursday's game on the come-up: they were handed a two-point defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Marmion on Thursday. Montini Catholic put the hurt on Marmion with a sharp 11-1 victory.
Montini Catholic got a great performance from Jack Calcagno as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Max Bell and Dominic Catalano did most of the damage at the plate: Bell scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Catalano scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was John Louise, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fenwick entered their tilt with Leo with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Lions on Thursday as they made off with a 14-2 win.
Matthew Purta looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fenwick let Luke Hickey and Tanner Malchow loose on the outfield. Hickey scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Malchow scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Ian MacKinnon was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run.
Montini Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7-1 record this season. As for Fenwick, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-5.
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