The Allentown Central Catholic Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Lake-Lehman Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Lake-Lehman took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Allentown Central Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Allentown Central Catholic is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past East Stroudsburg North 14-3. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Ryan Rooney made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Rooney was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Charles Hahn and Matt Rader did most of the damage at the plate: Hahn went 2-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and two RBI, while Rader scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Anthony Grigoli, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Lake-Lehman had to settle for an 11-10 defeat against Wyoming Area on Tuesday.
Chris Sholtis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Evans, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Allentown Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Lake-Lehman, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
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