Baseball Recap: Central Jaguars vs. Pensacola Catholic Crusaders
It was a good run, but Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pensacola Catholic Crusaders. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Central of the 15-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
For Pensacola Catholic's part, Presley Moseley looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Moseley has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brock Clayton was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Rhyland Richards, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Central's loss ended a 16-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 20-2. As for Pensacola Catholic, the victory (which was their 18th in a row) raised their record to 22-1.
Central will head out on the road to challenge Booker T. Washington at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Pensacola Catholic, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Pace at 7:00 p.m. Pensacola Catholic is on a 13-game streak of home wins, Pace a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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