Monroe Central extended their losing streak to four on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 8-16 in the process. They fell 7-2 to the Catholic Central Crusaders. Surprisingly, this marked the Seminoles' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Monroe Central got a good showing from Austin Bettinger, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the fewest earned runs Bettinger has allowed since back in April.
At the plate, Monroe Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Demchak, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Catholic Central, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-9. Surprisingly, this marked their fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
On Catholic Central's side, Matthew Jones made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Jones was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Eli Fayak was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Meeks, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.
Monroe Central and Catholic Central could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Seminoles (ranked 518th) will meet Toronto (ranked 105th) at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Catholic Central will challenge Steubenville at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (698 vs. 223).
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