The Catholic Central Crusaders will head out to face off against the La Salle Institute Cadets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Catholic Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so La Salle Institute's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Catholic Central can't be too worried about heading out to take on La Salle Institute: they just beat Schalmont at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Crusaders' pitchers stepped up to hand the Sabres a 3-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, La Salle Institute was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cohoes. That's two games in a row now that the Cadets have lost by exactly five runs.
Catholic Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for La Salle Institute, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Catholic Central skirted past La Salle Institute 4-3 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Do the Crusaders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cadets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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