Allentown Central Catholic scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against the East Stroudsburg North Timberwolves as the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings made off with a 14-3 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Allentown Central Catholic with their most commanding win of the season.
Ryan Rooney was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Rooney was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Charles Hahn and Matt Rader did most of the damage at the plate: Hahn went 2-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and two RBI, while Rader scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. John Stapleton was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases.
On East Stroudsburg North's side, Jayden Rodriguez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and a triple.
Even though they lost, East Stroudsburg North hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Allentown Central Catholic struck out six times.
Allentown Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 6-8. As for East Stroudsburg North, they dropped their record down to 0-13 with that loss, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Allentown Central Catholic is on the road again on Friday to play Lake-Lehman at 4:15 p.m. Lake-Lehman is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for East Stroudsburg North, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Stroudsburg at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Stroudsburg will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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