Derry unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions by a score of 8-7 on Friday.
Cason Long stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Sacco, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
The victory was the third in a row for Greensburg Central Catholic, bringing their record up to 3-1-1.
Derry has already played their next matchup (against Central Mountain), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Greensburg Central Catholic, they will face off against Jefferson-Morgan at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. This will be Greensburg Central Catholic's first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
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