CCHS baseball to face Hanson Friday in Sulphur

District 7-1A rivals Central Catholic and Hanson Memorial will square off for a third time this season when they meet Friday in one of two Class 1A semifinal games at 5 p.m. at McMurry Park in Sulphur.
Central Catholic, Class 1A’s top seed, advanced to the semifinals with an 8-4 victory against No. 9 Cedar Creek in Ruston Thursday.
Meanwhile, Hanson, Class 1A’s fifth seed, qualified for the semifinals after defeating No. 13 Catholic High of Pointe Coupee, 6-5, in Franklin Friday.
Central Catholic (26-4), Class 1A’s top seed, is making its fifth straight Class 1A semifinal appearance. Hanson (22-8), the No. 5 seed, has advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 2009.
This is the third time the two teams will meet this season. Hanson won the first game, 7-3, while Central Catholic took a rain-shortened second game, 12-1.
Central Catholic won the district title with a 13-1 mark, while Hanson finished tied for second place with Vermilion Catholic, as both recorded 11-3 marks in league play.
The loss to Hanson was Central Catholic’s lone loss to a Class 1A school this season.
Vermilion Catholic (21-10), the No. 6 seed in the Class 1A playoffs, will play in the other semifinal against No. 7 Oak Grove (17-7) at 2 p.m. Friday.
Both semifinal games will be played on Field 37 at McMurry Park.
The two semifinal winners will meet Friday on Field 37 at 4 p.m. for the Class 1A title.
Look for video previews of the game with interviews from each coach and players, beginning Wednesday with Hanson and Thursday with Central Catholic. They will be posted on www.stmarynow.com and The Daily Review’s Facebook page.
The preview story for Friday’s game will be in Thursday’s newspaper and at www.stmarynow.com.