It was a good run, but Central Catholic unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 9-1 loss at the hands of the Covenant Christian Academy Lions. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Central Catholic in their matchups with Covenant Christian Academy: they've now lost six in a row.
For Covenant Christian Academy's part, Brennan Champagne made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Champagne has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Champagne was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carsen Hebert, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Kason Perry was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Covenant Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Central Catholic will be playing at home against Jeanerette at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Central Catholic is facing Jeanerette at the right time seeing as Jeanerette is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Covenant Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Hanson Memorial at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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