The Central Catholic Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Canon-McMillan Big Macs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Central Catholic has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Canon-McMillan will come in with three straight victories.
On Thursday, Central Catholic came up short against Norwin and fell 8-4.
Central Catholic got a good showing from Liam Pekarsky, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Gavin Kelly was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Canon-McMillan put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Baldwin. That's two games straight that Canon-McMillan has won by exactly ten runs.
Michael Stafford looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Teddy Burke was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Russell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Canon-McMillan, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-7.
Central Catholic suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Canon-McMillan when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Central Catholic, Nick Hilbert (who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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