King's Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Camden Catholic Fighting Irish by a score of 8-7. The result was an unpleasant reminder to King's Christian of the 15-5 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2022.
William Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Camden Catholic's side, Seamus Bieg made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Bieg was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Liam Lyons and Charlie Neal did most of the damage at the plate: Lyons scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Neal scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Andrew Grannoth, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
King's Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Camden Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-14 record this season.
King's Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Camden Catholic, they will take on Union Catholic on Wednesday. Camden Catholic is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
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