After flying high against Little Rock Southwest last Thursday, North Little Rock came back down to earth. The North Little Rock Charging Wildcats fell victim to a rough 9-1 loss at the hands of the Catholic Rockets on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to North Little Rock of the 10-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
North Little Rock's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Catholic, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Little Rock will challenge Beebe at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Beebe's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so North Little Rock's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Catholic, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Lonoke at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lonoke: 2.7, Catholic: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
