Cathedral has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the University Trailblazers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cathedral will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Cathedral is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 17-1 margin over Indianapolis Arsenal Technical on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Jackson Reeves looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Cathedral got a massive performance out of Eli Sinsabaugh, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Jackson Bethel was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but University had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Lawrence North on Wednesday. University has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jasper Owens made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, University was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lawrence North didn't hit any.
Cathedral's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for University, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8-1.
Cathedral beat University 4-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was University's Jake Hooker, who struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Cathedral to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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