The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds will venture away from home to face off against the Pendleton County Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
On Thursday, Newport Central Catholic came up short against Highlands and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for Newport Central Catholic in their meetings with Highlands: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pendleton County). Everything went their way against Paris on Wednesday as they made off with a 9-1 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Pendleton County needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Pendleton County's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Newport Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2-2.
Everything went Newport Central Catholic's way against Pendleton County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Newport Central Catholic made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Thoroughbreds since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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