North Allegheny's hitters rose to the challenge against a Vikings pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.5 points allowed on Monday. The North Allegheny Tigers put the hurt on the Central Catholic Vikings with a sharp 10-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Allegheny.
David Posey was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Posey was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Gregory Schmidt looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.
Posey wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jd Costanzo, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Owen Schall, who scored a run.
On Central Catholic's side, Landon Greene was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
North Allegheny's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Central Catholic, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
North Allegheny will be playing in front of their home fans against Norwin at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Central Catholic, they are on the road again on April 2nd to play Hempfield Area at 4:15 p.m.
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