Vikings
| 03/28/25 @ Pleasant Valley | 2-0 |
| 03/19/25 vs Easton Area | 4-3 |
| 03/17/25 @ Emmaus | 6-2 |
On Friday Allentown Central Catholic's undefeated season almost came to an end. They never let the Pleasant Valley Bears get on the board and left with a 2-0 win. The two-run effort marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Pleasant Valley's batters probably weren't too happy with Matthew Rader, who pitched a no hitter and racked up eight Ks (he gave up a single walk).
On the hitting side, Allentown Central Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Cahill, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Nolan Young also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Allentown Central Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .800. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .526 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Allentown Central Catholic pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Pleasant Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Allentown Central Catholic will challenge Marian Catholic at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Pleasant Valley, they will take on Stroudsburg at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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