It was a proper cat-fight when Charlotte Catholic faced off against Providence on Thursday. The Cougars fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 5-4. The Cougars were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
Alex Hoffman was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Hoffman was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI.
Hoffman wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jon Fijalkowski, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Charlotte Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 21-5-1. As for Providence, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 21-6.
As of now, neither Charlotte Catholic nor the Panthers have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
