Thursday just wasn't the day for Central Catholic's offense. They fell just short of the Defiance Bulldogs by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for Central Catholic in their matchups with Defiance: they've now lost five in a row.
For Defiance's part, not much got past Cody Shaw, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Central Catholic off the board.
At the plate, Defiance's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kahlil Ligon, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Defiance, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
Central Catholic will head out on the road to take on University of Detroit Jesuit at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. University of Detroit Jesuit is coming into the match with seven straight defeats at home, meaning Central Catholic will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Defiance, they will head out on the road to square off against Elida at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Defiance's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Elida's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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