For the second straight game, Catholic Central will face off against Cedarville. The Irish will host the Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Catholic Central is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Catholic Central came up short against Cedarville on Monday, falling 17-2.
For Cedarville's part, Wyatt Percival and Zach Creeden made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Percival tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Creeden tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. At the plate, Percival got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI and one run, while Creeden went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Creeden is becoming a predictor of Cedarville's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Tavin Baldwin was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. He has become a key player for Cedarville: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Lide, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Cedarville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.9 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 10.2.
Cedarville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Catholic Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
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