Baseball Game Preview: Lawrence Lancers vs. Central Catholic Raiders

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Previous Games

04/30/25 - Away	9-2 W
05/21/24 - Away	5-6 L
04/29/24 - Home	18-8 W
05/10/23 - Away	5-8 L
04/20/23 - Home	3-13 L
+ 5 more games

Lawrence and Central Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Lancers will be playing at home against the Raiders at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Lawrence's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Central Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

If Lawrence beats Central Catholic with six runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Lancers beat Andover on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lancers.

Andover hit Central Catholic with a nine-run third inning on Sunday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Raiders lost 14-2 to the Golden Warriors.

Lawrence's victory bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Central Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.

Lawrence took their win against Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 9-2 score. Do the Lancers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.