North Collins had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 12-10 victory over the Cardinal O'Hara Hawks.
For Cardinal O'Hara's part, Noah Kreuder put in work no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Kreuder has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kreuder was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Conner Kalls was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Cardinal O'Hara didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
North Collins pushed their record up to 10-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Cardinal O'Hara, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-13.
As of now, neither North Collins nor Cardinal O'Hara have any future games scheduled.
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