The Civic Memorial Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, Civic Memorial came up short against Waterloo and fell 7-3. The Eagles have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Civic Memorial saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Mills, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run. August Frankford was another, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, after a string of 26 wins, Father McGivney Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of O'Fallon by a score of 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Griffins have suffered since March 21st.
Isaac Wendler was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in May of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Father McGivney Catholic suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 28-3. As for Civic Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 14-16.
Civic Memorial might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Father McGivney Catholic in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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