Allentown Central Catholic is 1-9 against Parkland since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Vikings will host the Trojans at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Allentown Central Catholic 3.8, Parkland 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
While Allentown Central Catholic's victory against William Allen wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Vikings sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over the Canaries on Thursday.
Allentown Central Catholic let Nicholas Bowser and Aidan Sorrentino run wild. Bowser got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one double, while Sorrentino went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Strobl, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Allentown Central Catholic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.9 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.4.
Meanwhile, while Parkland put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Louis E. Dieruff. The Trojans put the hurt on the Huskies with a sharp 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Sawyer Marsteller, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep Louis E. Dieruff off the board. Marsteller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Peyton Scherff, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Allentown Central Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Parkland, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-4.
