Preview: Central Catholic Raiders vs. Palo Alto Vikings
The Central Catholic Raiders will face off against the Palo Alto Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Palo Alto took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Central Catholic, who comes in off a win.
After an 11-10 finish the last time they played, Central Catholic and Oakdale decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Central Catholic never let Oakdale onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Friday.
The result came thanks to TP Wentworth's shutout, as he gave up just zero hits and racked up 14 Ks.
At the plate, Central Catholic saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Palo Alto had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Los Gatos on Friday.
Nate Donaker was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Dexter Cleveringa was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Palo Alto, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Central Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Palo Alto struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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