Baseball Recap: Central Catholic Raiders vs. Oakdale Mustangs
The matchup between Central Catholic and Oakdale on Wednesday hardly resembled the 3-1 effort from their previous meeting. The Central Catholic Raiders fell just short of the Oakdale Mustangs by a score of 11-10. It was the first time this season that Central Catholic let down their fans at home.
Seth Van Dyk made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Trace Hernandez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Oakdale's side, Trey Parsons tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Parsons has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Carlo Antinetti was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Eric Velazquez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Central Catholic's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Oakdale, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-1.
While Central Catholic had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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