Central Catholic is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will look to defend their home field against the St. Michael's Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Central Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so St. Michael's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Michael's is facing Central Catholic at the wrong time: Central Catholic suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the WILDCATS by a score of 7-5.
Central Catholic got a good showing from Jacob Schwope, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
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On the hitting side, JD Amescua was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Rick Ramirez was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Even though they lost, Central Catholic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, St. Michael's didn't have quite enough to beat Antonian Prep on Friday and fell 8-7. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jackson Hamilton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Greff, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 12-5-1. As for St. Michael's, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
Central Catholic beat St. Michael's 8-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2018. Does Central Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Michael's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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