East Union was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of the Central Catholic Raiders by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that East Union has lost by just one run.
East Union saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Sanders, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Central Catholic's side, TP Wentworth was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Wentworth was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs and a triple.
In other batting news, Seth Van Dyk was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
East Union's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Central Catholic, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-6.
East Union will look to defend their home field on Monday against Kimball at 4:00 p.m. East Union is facing Kimball at the right time seeing as Kimball is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Central Catholic, they will head out on the road to square off against Manteca at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Manteca: 2.7, Central Catholic: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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