Central Catholic had lost four straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 4-7 to make it five. They fell just short of the North Allegheny Tigers by a score of 5-4. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, with their most recent loss being a 6-3 defeat on Tuesday.
Ryan Tatar was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March.
On the hitting side, Central Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Greene, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Yaniel Heredia also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
As for North Allegheny, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
On North Allegheny's side, Colin Moore looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Moore a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on August Maslo, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Central Catholic will welcome Butler at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Vikings 3.8, the Golden Tornado 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for North Allegheny, they will host Penn-Trafford at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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