Catholic extended their losing streak to five on Monday, dropping their season record down to 5-13 in the process. They fell 7-4 to the Central Arkansas Christian Mustangs. The Rockets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2024.
As for Central Arkansas Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games.
For Central Arkansas Christian's part, Brady McEntyre looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. McEntyre is becoming a predictor of the Mustangs' success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 5-2 (and 8-10 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Central Arkansas Christian's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Connor Taylor, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. The Mustangs are undefeated when Taylor posts two or more runs, but 9-12 otherwise. Another was Jack Bingenheimer, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Looking ahead, Catholic will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Little Rock Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. The Warriors' pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so the Rockets' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Central Arkansas Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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