East Union lost against Central Catholic back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The East Union Lancers lost 14-4 to the Central Catholic Raiders. The loss continues a trend for East Union in their matchups with Central Catholic: they've now lost seven in a row.
East Union saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mikayla Simpson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Caliyah Lopez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Central Catholic's side, Amaya Gustavis looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Central Catholic got a massive performance out of Samantha Nichols, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Taryn Calderon, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
East Union's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Central Catholic, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-5.
East Union will head out on the road to challenge Kimball at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Kimball has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Central Catholic, they will be playing at home against Sierra at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Central Catholic's favor as the team sits on 14 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Sierra has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
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