Aurora Central Catholic extended their losing streak to four on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 14-14 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the Westminster Christian Warriors. That's two games in a row now that the Chargers have lost by just one run.
Aurora Central Catholic saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cayden Lohrey, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI.
As for Westminster Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-12-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games.
On Westminster Christian's side, Elijah Geu spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. Geu also tossed a walk, which is notable because the Warriors are 7-3 when he allows at most one walk, but 8-9-1 otherwise.
Aurora Central Catholic and Westminster Christian could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Chargers (ranked 292nd) will meet Fenwick (ranked 125th) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Westminster Christian will challenge Latin at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (459 vs. 173).
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