The Montgomery Catholic Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Charles Henderson Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Montgomery Catholic beat Alabama Christian Academy 8-3.
Gregory Rauch and Jordan Jackson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Rauch tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Jackson pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Rauch scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Jackson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Rauch a new career-high in hits (two).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ethan Levanda, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Kam Miller, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Charles Henderson earned a 7-3 victory over Rehobeth on Monday.
Like Montgomery Catholic, Charles Henderson also got a great game from a two-way player: Clay Johnson. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. That's the fewest earned runs Johnson has allowed since back in March of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Johnson wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chase Vaznaian, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
The win got Charles Henderson back to even at 1-1. As for Montgomery Catholic, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
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