The Catholic Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Mandeville Skippers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Catholic will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Catholic is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since February 18th on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Presbyterian Christian, sneaking past 8-6.
Bennett Smith looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Edward Henriquez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Davis Emonet, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Northshore typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Mandeville proved too difficult a challenge. They never let the Panthers get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Skippers.
Jacob Berniard looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Mandeville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Hickman, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Catholic's record is now 13-3. As for Mandeville, their record now sits at 12-9.
Everything went Catholic's way against Mandeville in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as Catholic made off with an 11-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Catholic since the squad 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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