Baseball Recap: Greenville Hornets vs. Cleveland Central Wolves
Greenville lost against Cleveland Central last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Greenville Hornets fell 8-4 to the Cleveland Central Wolves. Greenville has not had much luck with Cleveland Central recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Mike Hodges was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Dean, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Cleveland Central's side, Christian McKinney made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off ten hits. McKinney was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kennedy Walker was a standout: he went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, a triple, and a run. Jeremias Franklin was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Greenville's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Cleveland Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-9 record this season.
Greenville will head out on the road to square off against Canton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Greenville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Cleveland Central, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Holmes County Central at 7:00 p.m.
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