York Catholic and Delone Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The York Catholic Fighting Irish will head out on the road to challenge the Delone Catholic Squires at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, York Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Fairfield, taking the game 5-1. The win was just what York Catholic needed coming off of a 13-5 defeat in their prior contest.
Luke Campbell was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Aiden Zellnick, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Delone Catholic scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-6 margin over Eastern York. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Brady Dettinburn was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Zach Staub was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
The win got York Catholic back to even at 2-2. As for Delone Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
York Catholic suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Delone Catholic when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can York Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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