The Lake Center Christian Tiger will face off against the Canton Central Catholic Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lake Center Christian 2.2, Canton Central Catholic 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Canton Central Catholic will be up against a hot Lake Center Christian squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. The Tiger's pitchers stepped up to hand Tuscarawas Central Catholic a 12-0 shutout on Friday. The Tiger might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Canton Central Catholic fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Marlington on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Dukes by a score of 8-7. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Dukes recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Lake Center Christian's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Canton Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.
Lake Center Christian couldn't quite get it done against Canton Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as they fell 5-1. Can the Tiger avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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