The Penn-Trafford Warriors will face off against the Central Catholic Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Penn-Trafford will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Penn-Trafford is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest victory since April 1st on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Franklin Regional.
Central Catholic came out on top against Montour on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run second inning. The Vikings took their game against the Spartans 6-2.
Ryan Tatar looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Central Catholic's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 2-1 (and 4-11 when he doesn't).
At the plate, Central Catholic let CJ Proch and Yaniel Heredia run wild. Proch went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double, while Heredia went 1-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave Heredia a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Greene, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.
Penn-Trafford pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 6-12.
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