Baseball Recap: Waynesburg Central Raiders vs. Bethlehem Center Bulldogs
Waynesburg Central put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the Bethlehem Center Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Ten seems to be a good number for Waynesburg Central as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Trenton Zupper was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Zupper was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Waynesburg Central let Derek Turcheck and Ethan Kiger loose on the outfield. Turcheck scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Kiger scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Turcheck has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kory Taylor, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Waynesburg Central pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.2 runs per game. As for Bethlehem Center, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.
Waynesburg Central will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Yough at 4:00 p.m. on April 9th. Waynesburg Central's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Yough's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bethlehem Center, they will head out on the road to take on Sewickley Academy at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Sewickley Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13 runs per game on average), something Bethlehem Center will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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