The Covenant Christian Warriors will challenge the Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
Covenant Christian easily dispatched Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Warriors fell just short of Indianapolis Bishop Chatard by a score of 4-2 on Friday. The Warriors have struggled against the Trojans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Blake Cope
| 05/12/25 @ Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter | 4 |
| 05/16/25 @ Indianapolis Bishop Chatard | 2 |
| 05/15/25 vs Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter | 2 |
| 05/03/25 @ Perry Meridian | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Speedway | 2 |
| + 12 more games |
Blake Cope was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs. He has become a key player for Covenant Christian: the team is 8-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-8 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Guerin Catholic got the win against Greenfield-Central on Saturday by a conclusive 9-2. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Tate Troxell, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Karson Smith was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Guerin Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. They are 4-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Covenant Christian's loss dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Guerin Catholic, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Covenant Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Guerin Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Covenant Christian skirted past Guerin Catholic 6-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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