St. Mary Central Catholic dropped their record down to 11-10 on Monday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins at home. They fell 6-3 to the Lakota Raiders. The Panthers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Raiders earlier this season, when they won 17-4.
Grant Swain made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one double. Austin Gill also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
As for Lakota, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-8. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
On Lakota's side, their victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brady Kern, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI and one double. Those five RBI gave Kern a new career-high. AJ Gosche was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Coming up, St. Mary Central Catholic will be playing in front of their home fans against Old Fort at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Panthers are facing the Stockaders at the right time seeing as the Stockaders are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Lakota, they will head out to take on Elmwood at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Royals' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Raiders' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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