Baseball Recap: Central Catholic Raiders vs. Oakdale Mustangs
On Friday, Central Catholic got themselves on the board against Oakdale, but Oakdale never followed suit. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over the Oakdale Mustangs. After an 11-10 finish the last time they played, Central Catholic and Oakdale decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
Not much got past TP Wentworth, who gave up just zero hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Oakdale off the board.
At the plate, Central Catholic's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed 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.
On Oakdale's side, they got a good showing from Ayden Ardis, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Jordan Haver relieved him and did a solid job, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit.
Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Oakdale, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2.
Central Catholic will face off against Palo Alto at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Central Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Palo Alto's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Oakdale, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Manteca at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Manteca: 1.6, Oakdale: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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