Baseball Preview: Catholic Central Crusaders vs. Oak Glen Golden Bears
The Catholic Central Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the Oak Glen Golden Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak Glen took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Catholic Central, who comes in off a win.
Catholic Central took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They put the hurt on Bridgeport with a sharp 25-5 victory. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Catholic Central has managed all season.
Alex Solema was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Solema was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Peyton Rauch was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, six RBI, and four runs. Rauch is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least two every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kody Carver, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Oak Glen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. Their rough 11-0 loss to East Fairmont might stick with them for a while.
Catholic Central's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Oak Glen, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Everything went Catholic Central's way against Oak Glen in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Catholic Central made off with a 17-5 win. Does Catholic Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oak Glen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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