Baseball Preview: William Allen Canaries vs. Allentown Central Catholic Vikings
William Allen is 0-9 against Allentown Central Catholic since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The William Allen Canaries will look to defend their home field against the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings at 4:00 p.m. William Allen is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
William Allen took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 9-5 win over Whitehall.
Tucker Heiser spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Erick Lopez and Durell Holden did most of the damage at the plate: Lopez scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Holden scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Ben Moretz was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base.
Allentown Central Catholic lost 15-1 to Emmaus on Tuesday. Allentown Central Catholic has struggled against Emmaus recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Allentown Central Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Rooney, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Cook, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
William Allen's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-11. As for Allentown Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
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