Catholic Central put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Shadyside Tigers. Catholic Central's win was all the more impressive since Shadyside was averaging only four runs allowed on the season.
Daniel Free was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Free has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Free was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brayden Rauch was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kody Carver, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Catholic Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Shadyside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-9.
As of now, neither Catholic Central nor Shadyside have any future games scheduled.
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