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| 04/07/25 - Home | 8-7 W |
| 05/06/24 - Away | 2-4 L |
| 03/22/24 - Home | 2-6 L |
| 05/09/23 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 04/05/23 - Away | 10-6 W |
| + 5 more games |
Eastside Catholic posted their closest victory since April 26, 2024 on Monday. They had just enough and edged out the Ballard Beavers 8-7. For the Crusaders, this counts as revenge for the 4-2 win the Beavers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2024.
Adam Hutton looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Josh Connelly-Smith, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Long, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Eastside Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Eastside Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Ballard, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-3.
Eastside Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Beavers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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