Baseball Preview: Central Catholic Rams vs. Gresham Gophers
Central Catholic is 8-2 against Gresham since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Central Catholic Rams will be playing at home against the Gresham Gophers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central Catholic has five straight victories, Gresham has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Central Catholic gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They blew past Nelson 9-3.
Grant McKey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on three hits.
On the hitting side, Aiden Rice was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Touissaint Kaptur, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gresham fell victim to Barlow and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bruins.
Central Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Gresham, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Central Catholic took their victory against Gresham in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 20-1. Will Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Gresham have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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