Sandy is 1-7 against Central Catholic since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Sandy Pioneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Central Catholic Rams at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sandy: 1.9, Central Catholic: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Sandy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Central Catholic just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 4-1 to the Rams. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Sandy couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Central Catholic's part, Langston Kaptur spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Central Catholic's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Kralj, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Ryan Davis was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Sandy's defeat dropped their record down to 12-2. As for Central Catholic, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-6.
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