Cathedral is 6-0 against Franklin Central since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Cathedral Fighting Irish will head out on the road to challenge the Franklin Central Flashes at 5:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Cathedral had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against McCutcheon.
Cathedral got a good showing from Neal Parrish, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Cathedral saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zander Carnahan, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Franklin Central narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Mt. Vernon 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Franklin Central.
Weston Harvey looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Cathedral's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Franklin Central, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Cathedral beat Franklin Central 4-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2021. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Franklin Central's Phil Pritchett, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Cathedral to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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