Baseball Recap: Greene Central extends road winning streak to 16

By Team Reports Apr 20, 2024, 4:21pm

Baseball Recap: Greene Central Rams vs. Southside Seahawks

Greene Central stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They never let the Southside Seahawks onto the board and left with a 19-0 win. Greene Central's victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.

Easton Creech made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Creech was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.

In other batting news, Greene Central let Braden Burress and Noah Uzzell loose on the outfield. Burress went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Uzzell went 3-for-5 with six RBI, two runs, and a double. Burress has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Mason Dillon was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.

On Southside's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Ashley, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.

Greene Central pushed their record up to 17-0 with that win, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Southside, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.

Greene Central will be playing in front of their home fans against West Craven at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greene Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Southside, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Jones at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jones will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.

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