The Parkway Christian Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Shrine Catholic Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Parkway Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, everything went Parkway Christian's way against Southfield Christian as Parkway Christian made off with an 18-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Parkway Christian.
Mark Nesler and Kyler Maiorana were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Nesler struck out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Maiorana tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Nesler scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Maiorana went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Brett Polakowski and Dane Mazek did most of the damage at the plate: Polakowski scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Mazek scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brian Hayden, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Shrine Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-1 to Ida, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Shrine Catholic saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Poulton, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Parkway Christian is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Shrine Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 6-13.
Shrine Catholic's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Parkway Christian has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .433. It's a different story for Shrine Catholic, though, as they've only averaged .331. Will they be able to contain Parkway Christian's hitters?
Parkway Christian came up short against Shrine Catholic in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 9-5. Can Parkway Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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