Lawrence Central and Cathedral squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Lawrence Central had to settle for second. They lost 8-0 to the Cathedral Fighting Irish. Lawrence Central has not had much luck with Cathedral recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Lawrence Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryson Luter, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
On Cathedral's side, not much got past Ethan Dorsey, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Lawrence Central off the board. Dorsey has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Eli Sinsabaugh, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-4. Zander Carnahan was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lawrence Central's defeat dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Cathedral, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season.
Lawrence Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cathedral, they are on the road again on Monday to play Lawrence North at 7:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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