The Central Catholic Vikings will square off against the North Hills Indians at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Central Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so North Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Central Catholic is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest defeat since April 5, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Seneca Valley by a score of 3-1. The matchup marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Carson Pettyjohn was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, 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.
Meanwhile, North Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Butler. That's two games in a row now that the Indians have lost by just one run.
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.
Central Catholic took their victory against North Hills in their previous meeting back in March of 2021 by a conclusive 14-1 score. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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