For the second straight game, St. Michael will face off against Central Catholic. The Warriors will take on the Buttons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
St. Michael's made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Central Catholic, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Warriors fell just short of the Buttons by a score of 6-4 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their meetings with the Buttons: they've now lost five in a row.
For Central Catholic's part, Easton Walker was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Roman Garcia, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one triple.
Central Catholic hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Michael's struck out 13 times.
The win (which was Central Catholic's sixth in a row) raised their record to 18-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for St. Michael's, they now have a losing record of 11-12-1.
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