Belvidere North extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping their season record down to 10-11 in the process. They fell 6-2 to the Boylan Catholic Titans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Titans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-0 on Wednesday.
As for Boylan Catholic, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-14-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games.
For Boylan Catholic's part, the team relied heavily on Ryder McCauley, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one triple. McCauley is becoming a predictor of the Titans' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-3 (and 7-11-1 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Noah McDermott, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Belvidere North is set to take on their familiar foe Belvidere at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Boylan Catholic will face off against rival Jefferson at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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