The Catholic Crusaders will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Christchurch School Seahorses at 12:00 p.m.
After soaring to 14 runs the game before, Catholic were a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They suffered a rough 15-2 defeat at the hands of Collegiate. Catholic has struggled against Collegiate recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joe Norman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Connor Thompson was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Christchurch School came into Wednesday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 victory over Fredericksburg Christian on Wednesday.
Kemp Davis made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Davis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Cam Byers was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Trey Fitchett, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Christchurch School, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Catholic took their victory against Christchurch School in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 23-2. Will Catholic repeat their success, or does Christchurch School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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