St. Mary Central Catholic is a perfect 8-0 against Danbury since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Panthers will be playing at home against the Lakers at 5:00 p.m. St. Mary Central Catholic is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
St. Mary Central Catholic came out on top against Monroeville on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive nine-run fourth inning. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 14-1 margin over the Eagles. With that win, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Eli Dinsmore
| 05/20/25 @ Monroeville | 7 |
| 04/22/25 vs St. Joseph Central Catholic | 5 |
| 05/05/25 vs Danbury | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ St. Paul | 3 |
| 04/10/24 vs Calvert | 3 |
St. Mary Central Catholic got a great performance from Eli Dinsmore as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Those seven strikeouts gave Dinsmore a new career-high.
On the hitting side, St. Mary Central Catholic let Blake Finneran and Reid Wikel run wild. Finneran went a perfect 1-for-1 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Wikel went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Wikel is becoming a predictor of St. Mary Central Catholic's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 8-10 when he doesn't). Cayden Wikel was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
St. Mary Central Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Danbury hadn't done well against St. Joseph Central Catholic recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Lakers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over the Crimson Streaks. The Lakers haven't had any issues with the Crimson Streaks recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Danbury saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Dean, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
St. Mary Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 15-10. As for Danbury, their win bumped their record up to 8-17.
St. Mary Central Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Danbury when the teams last played on May 5th, winning 5-2. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lakers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
