Central Catholic fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Butler on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Golden Tornado by a score of 5-4. The Vikings have struggled against the Golden Tornado recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
CJ Proch put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one triple and one double. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
Proch wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chase Gelpi, who went 3-for-5 with one RBI. David Ketterer also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.
Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Butler, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Central Catholic will square off against Pine-Richland at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The Vikings' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rams have averaged an impressive 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Butler, they will take on Seneca Valley at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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