Baseball Game Preview: Central Catholic Rams vs. Gresham Gophers

For the second straight game, Central Catholic will face off against Gresham. The Rams will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Gophers at 5:00 p.m. Central Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Gresham's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Central Catholic's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Gresham by a score of 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.

Sam Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.

This is the second loss in a row for Gresham and nudges their season record down to 2-8. As for Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.