After a string of three wins, Central Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 5-1 to the West Linn Lions. Central Catholic has not had much luck with West Linn recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Central Catholic saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cade Gehlen, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On West Linn's side, they got a great performance from Devin Martin as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Gabe Howard and Ryan Vandenbrink did most of the damage at the plate: Howard scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Vandenbrink went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Peyton Moussavi, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Central Catholic's defeat ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1. As for West Linn, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
Central Catholic will head out on the road to face off against Shadow Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for West Linn, they will take on Narbonne at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. West Linn is facing Narbonne at the right time seeing as Narbonne is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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