The Xaverian Brothers Hawks will venture away from home to challenge the Catholic Memorial Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Xaverian Brothers took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against Boston College High, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Hawks never let the Eagles get on the board and left with a 2-0 win on Wednesday. Winning may never get old, but the Hawks sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
The result came thanks to Paul McCarthy's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
Jackson Morse
| 04/30/25 @ Boston College High | 2 |
| 04/28/25 @ Malden Catholic | 2 |
| 04/25/25 vs Plymouth North | 1 |
| 04/21/25 @ Walpole | 1 |
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On the hitting side, Jackson Morse was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last six games he's played. Alex Brinker also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Bishop Hendricken hit Catholic Memorial with a eight-run second inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Knights lost 11-1 to the Hawks. The Knights have struggled against the Hawks recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Xaverian Brothers' victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Catholic Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Xaverian Brothers skirted past Catholic Memorial 5-3 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks 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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