Central Catholic suffered their closest defeat since May 13, 2025 on Friday. They fell just short of the Londonderry Lancers by a score of 4-2. The Raiders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lancers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2019.
Jake Kowalski was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April.
On the hitting side, Central Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Hayes, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI.
Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Londonderry, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Central Catholic will host St. John's Prep at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. As for Londonderry, they will square off against Nashua North at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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