Baseball roundup: Central Catholic is on a hot streak

Central Catholic is 11-5 in its last 16 games, winning its most recent contest at East Ascen-sion April 12.
The Eagles defeated the Class 5A school 2-1.
Recently, Central Catholic fell to Ascension Catholic 11-3 on April 6 before defeating Chalmette 7-5 on April 8 at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux. The squad fell on April 9 to Sacred Heart on the road by an 8-4 count.
Other wins during the last 16 games include a 3-0 mark at the Central Catholic tournament last month and a 2-1 record at Lutcher’s tournament, also in March.
At the Central Catholic tournament, the Eagles defeated H.L. Bourgeois, topped Central Lafourche and were victorious against Thibodaux.
After a victory against Delcambre on the road, Central Catholic defeated Ponchatoula, fell to Lakeshore and beat Oak Grove. The Ponchatoula, Lakeshore and Oak Grove contests were at Lutcher’s tournament.
Other wins have come against Plaquemine on the road and versus Erath at home.
During the 16-game stretch, the Eagles also have fallen on the road to Opelousas Catholic and St. Thomas More.
Central Catholic is 15-8 overall and ranked No. 6 in Division IV in the latest Louisiana High School Athletic Association power rank-ings.
Patterson wins four
of last five
The Patterson Lum-berjacks have won four of their last five contests, including two wins on April 12.
Patterson defeated St. James 6-0 on April 12 in District 9-3A action after defeating West St. Mary 14-0 earlier in the afternoon in nondistrict action.
On April 6, Patterson swept a doubleheader from Donaldsonville in district play by identical 15-0 scores, but the squad fell to Vandebilt Catholic 7-3 on the road April 7 in nondistrict action.
From its appearance in the Central Catholic tournament last month to the present, Patterson is 8-8 overall and 4-3 in District 9-3A action.
At Central Catholic’s tournament, Patterson defeated Assumption before falling to Covenant Christian and losing to South Terre-bonne.
Patterson then went 2-1 in Lafayette Christian’s tournament the following weekend. After falling to Lafayette Christian, Patterson defeated David Thibodaux and topped Lake Charles College Prep.
The Lumberjacks split their district series with Berwick, winning their matchup at home and falling on the road.
Patterson dropped its home and away district contests with E.D. White and a nondistrict contest against Central Private at home.
Patterson is ranked No. 18 in the latest Louisiana High School Athletic Association Class 3A power rankings. The Lumberjacks are 14-12 overall and 4-3 in dis-trict.
Berwick wins
three straight
The Berwick Panthers have won three straight, taking a District 9-3A series from St. James and a nondistrict victory from Erath.
Berwick defeated St. James 12-0 at home on April 6 and topped the Wildcats 3-2 on the road April 8. On April 9, the squad routed Erath 13-3.
After starting the sea-son 8-1, the squad is 6-7 in its last 13 games for a 14-8 mark. Berwick also is 3-3 in district action.
At Central Catholic’s tournament, Berwick won two of three games, defeating Hanson Memorial and Erath but falling to Ascension Catholic.
After the Erath win, Berwick lost three straight, falling to New Iberia, St. Thomas Aquinas and Lakeshore. The latter two losses were in the Lutcher tournament.
After closing the Lutcher tournament with a victory against Riverside, Berwick split its district games with Patterson. The squad then dropped two straight games to Lutcher in league play.
Berwick is ranked No. 7 in the latest Class 3A power rankings.
MCHS struggles
continue
The Morgan City High School Tigers’ struggles have continued this season as the squad has dropped its last four games.
However, the squad did split a District 8-4A contest with Ellender, defeating the Patriots at home after falling on the road.
Since then, the squad has fallen to Westgate 9-4 on the road April 5, lost to Assumption 12-2 on the road April 6 and fell 12-0 at home April 7 and dropped a 10-0 contest to South Lafourche on the road on April 9.
Earlier this season, Morgan City fell to Thibodaux, Highland Baptist and H.L. Bourgeois in Central Catholic’s tournament and lost to Comeaux.
Morgan City is ranked No. 35 in the latest Class 4A power rankings. The Tigers have a record of 1-18 and a district mark of 1-4.