North Catholic barely beat Ambridge the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. North Catholic blew past Ambridge 11-2 on Monday. That's more bragging rights for the Trojans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jake McKee was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. McKee was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run.
In other pitching news, North Catholic got a great performance from Caden Williams as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
Back at the plate, Ryker Kennedy and Evan Giuliani did most of the damage at the plate: Kennedy scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Giuliani went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most runs Kennedy has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Josef Safar, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
North Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ambridge only posted an OBP of .296.
Trojans
| 03/24/25 vs Ambridge | 11-2 |
| 03/19/25 vs Bishop Canevin | 8-1 |
| 05/29/24 vs Indiana | 7-5 |
| 05/15/24 vs Elizabeth Forward | 8-0 |
| 04/30/24 vs Kiski Area | 12-2 |
| 04/23/24 vs Indiana | 3-2 |
North Catholic pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ambridge, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1-1.
North Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against Ambridge: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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