Sierra fell victim to Central Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Central Catholic Raiders. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, Sierra's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Sierra got a good showing from Ryan McIntyre, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. McIntyre has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Troy Morrow made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4.
Even though they lost, Sierra hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central Catholic struck out ten times.
On Central Catholic's side, the result came thanks to TP Wentworth's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, Central Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seth Van Dyk, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Sierra's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Central Catholic, they pushed their record up to 9-6 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Sierra will face off against Manteca at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Sierra: 3.9, Manteca: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Central Catholic, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against East Union at 4:00 p.m. Central Catholic is facing East Union at the right time seeing as East Union is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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