East Union fell victim to Central Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Central Catholic Raiders by a score of 2-0. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for East Union in their matchups with Central Catholic: they've now lost six in a row.
East Union got a good showing from Peyton Heath, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Heath has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, East Union saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Fay, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base. Fay is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played.
East Union's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Central Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
While East Union 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 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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