After flying high against South Bend Adams last Monday, Mishawaka Marian came back down to earth. The Mishawaka Marian Knights lost 8-1 to the Cathedral Fighting Irish on Friday.
For Cathedral's part, Eli Bennett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. Bennett has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cathedral got a big performance out of Chase Nickols, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Patrick Mazur, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Mishawaka Marian's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Cathedral, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-8.
Mishawaka Marian is on the road again on Saturday to play Lindblom at 9:00 a.m. Mishawaka Marian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Cathedral, they will square off against Munster at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cathedral's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Munster's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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