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| 05/15/24 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 05/03/24 - Away | 4-0 W |
| 05/02/23 - Home | 6-4 W |
| 05/02/23 - Home | 15-5 W |
| 04/14/23 - Away | 15-5 W |
| + 5 more games |
Columbus Catholic and Loyal are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Dons will take on the Greyhounds at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Columbus Catholic will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Spencer on Tuesday. The Dons were the clear victors by an 18-4 margin over the Rockets. That 14 run margin sets a new team best for the Dons this season.
Meanwhile, Loyal strolled into their game on Thursday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They didn't even let Greenwood on the board, marking the Greyhounds' second-straight 15-0 shutout. Fans of the Greyhounds have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Columbus Catholic's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Loyal, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Everything went Columbus Catholic's way against Loyal in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Columbus Catholic made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Dons since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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