The Pawnee Indians will face off against the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Pawnee sitting on five straight wins and Father McGivney Catholic on nine.
Pawnee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Waltonville 5-4. That's two games straight that the Indians have won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Father McGivney Catholic posted their closest victory since May 15th on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Routt Catholic 4-3.
Evan Koontz looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Justin Terhaar, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Omar Avalos, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs and one double.
Pawnee's record now sits at 24-13. As for Father McGivney Catholic, their record is now 37-3.
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