It was a good run, but North Catholic unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Mars Fightin' Planets by a score of 5-3. The result was an unpleasant reminder to North Catholic of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2022.
North Catholic got a good showing from Alexander Przybylek, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Josef Safar made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run. Tommy Koroly was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
North Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Mars, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-6.
North Catholic is on the road again on Wednesday to play Armstrong at 4:00 p.m. North Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Armstrong's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Mars does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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