Catholic Central had lost five straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 3-10 to make it six. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 18-0 to the Cedarville Indians, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-2 last Monday.
As for Cedarville, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games.
For Cedarville's part, Xavier Pauling was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Pauling was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one double. He has become a key player for Cedarville: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, Cedarville got a massive performance out of Zach Creeden, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. Jacob Lide was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Catholic Central will take on rival Greeneview at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Cedarville is set to challenge their familiar foe Greenon at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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