The Central Catholic Vikings will take on the Butler Golden Tornado at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Central Catholic 3.8, Butler 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Central Catholic is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of North Allegheny.
Ryan Tatar was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March.
At the plate, Central Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Greene, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Yaniel Heredia also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Butler fell victim to Pine-Richland and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Golden Tornado have suffered against the Rams since April 21, 2022.
Butler also got a good showing from Kyle Casteel, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Casteel has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
Butler's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Central Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Butler in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Golden Tornado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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