The Cathedral Fighting Irish will head out to face off against the East Central Trojans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cathedral is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Cathedral had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 14-run drubbing they dealt Ben Davis on Thursday. The Fighting Irish were the clear victors by a 16-2 margin over the Giants. The Fighting Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, East Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Lawrenceburg by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Trojans have suffered since May 28, 2024.
East Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Broegan Knuz, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. Paige Hotze also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Cathedral's victory was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-0. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for East Central, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 10-1 and their overall record down to 13-5.
Cathedral came out on top in a nail-biter against East Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Irish since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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