Softball Recap: Central extends road winning streak to five

By Team Reports Apr 17, 2024, 5:14am

Softball Recap: Central Red Devils vs. Smiths Station Panthers

Central stacked a 23rd blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Smiths Station Panthers an 8-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Central as they're now sitting on 31 straight.

Allyson Supan made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Supan has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Supan was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kamryn Hammock, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Gerritt Griggs was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.

Central's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 35-3-1. As for Smiths Station, their loss dropped their record down to 12-17.

Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against Smiths Station: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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