After flying high against Tuscarawas Central Catholic last Wednesday, Conotton Valley came back down to earth. The Conotton Valley Rockets lost 9-2 to the Catholic Central Crusaders on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for Conotton Valley in their matchups with Catholic Central: they've now lost five in a row.
Conotton Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooks Bower, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Bower has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Conotton Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Catholic Central only tossed three.
On Catholic Central's side, they let Kody Carver and Alex Solema loose on the outfield. Carver scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Solema scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Rauch, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Conotton Valley's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Catholic Central, their win bumped their record up to 10-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Conotton Valley will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against River at 5:00 p.m. As for Catholic Central, they will challenge Beallsville at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Catholic Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
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