The Central Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Central challenged Deshler on Saturday. Central fell just short of Deshler by a score of 5-4. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Meanwhile, Knoxville Catholic never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over McCallie. With that win, the Fighting Irish brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Cole Scraggs was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was DJ Lowery, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
The victory made it two in a row for Knoxville Catholic and bumps their season record up to 7-9. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-6 record this season.
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