Central Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Butler Golden Tornado. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Golden Tornado this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-5 on Tuesday.
Josh McFadden was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Central Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Gelpi, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base.
Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Butler, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-4.
While Central Catholic had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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