Catholic Central had to endure a 13-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with an 8-4 win over the Southeastern Local Trojans on Saturday. This was a revenge game for the Irish: when they faced off against the Trojans on Tuesday, they had to take a 9-3 loss.
Brody Adams made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Catholic Central is 2-1 when Adams allows one or fewer earned runs, but 2-12 otherwise. Adams was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and one double while going 4-for-4. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
Aleec Tackett
| 05/17/25 vs Southeastern Local | 5 |
| 05/07/25 @ Greeneview | 2 |
| 04/10/25 @ Greenon | 2 |
| 05/13/25 @ Southeastern Local | 1 |
| 05/10/25 vs Greeneview | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
In other batting news, Aleec Tackett was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with five stolen bases and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Catholic Central's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 2-12 when he doesn't). Brayden Strother was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Catholic Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive matchups.
Catholic Central's victory bumped their record up to 4-13. As for Southeastern Local, they dropped their record down to 1-18 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Coming up, Catholic Central will stay at home for another game and welcome Northeastern at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Southeastern Local, they will take on Fairlawn at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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