If Allentown Central Catholic was feeling good off their 17-4 takedown of William Allen last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Allentown Central Catholic Vikings fell just short of the Salisbury Township Falcons by a score of 11-9 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Allentown Central Catholic of the 5-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
Kairi Charles was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Menecola, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Salisbury Township's side, Elizabeth Carney made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Carney was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison Peifer, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Allentown Central Catholic has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. As for Salisbury Township, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-15.
Allentown Central Catholic has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Parkland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Allentown Central Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Salisbury Township, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Saucon Valley at 4:15 p.m.
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