Oakdale and Central Catholic squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Oakdale had to settle for second. They lost 8-1 to the Central Catholic Raiders. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Oakdale couldn't push the score so high this time.
Oakdale saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Velazquez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Central Catholic's side, TP Wentworth made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Wentworth has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Wentworth was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kayden McHenry was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Fernado Alaniz was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Oakdale's loss dropped their record down to 23-8. As for Central Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
While Oakdale 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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