Newport Central Catholic is 2-8 against Covington Catholic since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Thoroughbreds will face off against the Colonels at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Newport Central Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Dayton 20-1 on Monday. The Thoroughbreds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by six runs or more this season.
Wyatt Fausz
| 05/05/25 @ Dayton | 3 |
| 04/21/25 @ Holmes | 2 |
| 04/02/25 vs Newport | 2 |
| 04/23/25 @ St. Henry | 1 |
| 04/17/25 vs Covington Catholic | 1 |
Wyatt Fausz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Fausz was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with four RBI and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Newport Central Catholic got a massive performance out of Ian Mann, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases Mann has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Hurtt, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Covington Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Simon Kenton 3-2 on Monday. The Colonels haven't had any issues with the Pioneers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Covington Catholic's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-11. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Newport Central Catholic, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 18-11.
Newport Central Catholic suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Covington Catholic when the teams last played back in April. Can the Thoroughbreds avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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