Lawrence Central is 0-6 against Cathedral since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Lawrence Central Bears will be staying on the road to face off against the Cathedral Fighting Irish at 10:00 a.m. Cathedral took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Lawrence Central, who comes in off a win.
Lawrence Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against North Central and snuck past 3-2.
The team relied heavily on Bryson Luter, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, Cathedral came up short against Avon on Tuesday and fell 8-4.
J.T. Stiner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Nickols, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and a triple.
Lawrence Central's victory bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Cathedral, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lawrence Central has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Cathedral struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lawrence Central suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Cathedral in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Lawrence Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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