Baseball Recap: Central Comes Up Short

Central and Bald Eagle Area squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Central had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 8-7. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last eight times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Wyatt Dilling

Hits

05/04/26 @ Penns Valley Area	5
05/01/26 @ Westmont Hilltop	4
05/18/26 @ Bald Eagle Area	3
04/24/26 vs Somerset	3
04/16/26 @ Bellwood-Antis	3
+ 7 more games

Wyatt Dilling made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Central's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is 4-1 (and 7-9 when he doesn't). Josh Beltz also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Central's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Bald Eagle Area, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.

As of now, neither Central nor Bald Eagle Area have any future games scheduled.