CCHS defeats Vermilion Catholic

Central Catholic routed Vermilion Catholic, 9-1, in District 7-1A action on the road Wednesday.
While the Eagles scored a run in the first, two in the third and another in the fifth for a 4-0 lead, their big inning came in the fifth when they scored five runs.
Vermilion Catholic scored its run in the bottom of the fourth.
Blake Hidalgo earned the win for Central Catholic. In seven innings, he surrendered an earned run on eight hits with two walks and fanned two.
Offensively, Gregory Leger Jr. led Central Catholic with a 3-for-4 performance with an RBI and a run.
Other top offensive contributors included Mitchell Lemoine, 2-for-4, two RBIs and a run; Thomas Garber, 2-for-4, two RBIs; Samuel Guarisco, 1-for-3, an RBI and a run; and Matthew Barbier, 1-for-5, an RBI.
Central Catholic (12-2 overall, 2-0 in district) now will return to action Saturday in a huge Class 1A showdown of top five teams as the Eagles, ranked No. 5 in Class 1A according to the latest unofficial Louisiana High School Athletic Association power rankings, will host No. 3 Hanson in a 2 p.m. matchup that is a District 7-1A contest.
Cecilia rallies to top Patterson
Cecilia rallied with three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Patterson, 3-2, Tuesday.
Patterson had scored a run in the top of the first and another in the top of the seventh.
In the bottom of the frame, Jensen said Cecilia connected on three “clutch” two out hits in a row.
“This one stings,” Patterson head coach Ryan Jensen said. “Sirbatian (Charles) was great today. It was his best outing of the season, and if he can give us that every time he takes the mound, we will have a great deal of success. I hate to see him lose today, (because) he gave us a great opportunity to win.”
Charles suffered the loss for Patterson. In 6.2 innings, he surrendered three earned runs on eight hits with one walk and three strikeouts.
Offensively, Patterson had just five hits in the contest.
“We had a couple instances of poor execution offensively that maybe could have helped us to increase our lead, but we just didn’t get it done,” Jensen said. “You have to tip your cap to Cecilia. Their pitcher really held us in check.”
Patterson’s Lukas Carnley finished 1-for-2 with an RBI, while Tyrik Singleton was 1-for-3 with a double to lead Patterson’s offense.
Wednesday’s loss, which snapped a four-game winning streak for the Lumberjacks, was their fourth one-run loss this season.
“We have to figure out a way to get over the hump and turn those into wins,” Jensen said.
Patterson (8-8) will return to action Monday when it hosts South Terrebonne in a 6 p.m. contest.