IC Catholic Prep had lost six straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 4-15 to make it seven. They fell just short of the Aurora Central Catholic Chargers by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Knights have suffered against the Chargers since May 20, 2021.
As for Aurora Central Catholic, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games.
For Aurora Central Catholic's part, Cayden Lohrey tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Lohrey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Luke Torrence and Brodie Curry did most of the damage at the plate: Torrence went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double, while Curry went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI. That's the most RBI Torrence has posted since back in March.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. IC Catholic Prep will challenge rival Leo at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Aurora Central Catholic is set to square off against their familiar foe De La Salle at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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