Baseball Preview: Central Catholic Vikings vs. Baldwin Highlanders
The Central Catholic Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Baldwin Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Central Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Central Catholic beat Baldwin 13-9. The win made it back-to-back victories for Central Catholic.
Christopher "CJ" Proch was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Yaniel Heredia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
Central Catholic now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Baldwin, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Baldwin's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Central Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Baldwin, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1. Will Central Catholic keep running through batters, or will Baldwin buck the trend? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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