Marian Catholic is 2-8 against Marist since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Marian Catholic Spartans will look to defend their home field against the Marist RedHawks at 4:30 p.m.
Marian Catholic is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Marist by a score of 8-7.
Michael Bailey was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Jonathan Trotter and Joe Baranski did some serious damage despite the final result: Trotter scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Baranski got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jonah Weathers, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Marian Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marist only tossed five.
Marian Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Marist, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-9.
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