Allentown Central Catholic is 9-0 against William Allen since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Allentown Central Catholic Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the William Allen Canaries at 4:00 p.m.
Allentown Central Catholic will head into Tuesday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Monday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Tuesday was a bit more commanding. They lost 15-1 to Emmaus. The loss continues a trend for Allentown Central Catholic in their matchups with Emmaus: they've now lost five in a row.
Allentown Central Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Rooney, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Cole Cook was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, William Allen can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They came out on top against Whitehall by a score of 9-5.
Tucker Heiser spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Erick Lopez and Durell Holden did most of the damage at the plate: Lopez scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Holden scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Golden, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Allentown Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for William Allen, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-11.
Allentown Central Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against William Allen in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 4-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was William Allen's Daifer Moreta, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Allentown Central Catholic still be able to contain Moreta? There's only one way to find out.
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