The North Hills Indians will venture away from home to face off against the Central Catholic Vikings at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. North Hills is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Things were looking good for North Hills after they put the first runs on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Butler by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Indians have lost by just one run.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic suffered their closest loss since April 5, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Seneca Valley by a score of 3-1. The contest marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Carson Pettyjohn was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Central Catholic saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Gelpi, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
North Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Central Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
North Hills suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in March of 2021. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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