Baseball Preview: Central Falcons vs. Surrattsville Hornets
After six games on the road, Central is heading back home. They will take on the Surrattsville Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Surrattsville took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Central, who comes in off a win.
Central is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They skirted past Largo 24-22. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Central considering their one-run performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Surrattsville suffered a rough 16-6 loss at the hands of Gwynn Park on Saturday. Surrattsville has not had much luck with Gwynn Park recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Brayan Perez and Aaron Townes stepped up to the plate in a big way. Perez scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3, while Townes scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances. Perez is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Andrew Oneal, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases.
Central made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-5. As for Surrattsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Everything went Central's way against Surrattsville in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Central made off with a 16-1 victory. Will Central repeat their success, or does Surrattsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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