Baseball Recap: Thomas County Central Comes Up Short

Friday just wasn't the day for Thomas County Central's offense. They fell just short of the Baldwin Indians by a score of 1-0 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Yellow Jackets' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Thomas County Central got a good showing from Braden Griffin, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

On the hitting side, Thomas County Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Payne, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base.

Having lost for the first time this season, Thomas County Central fell to 3-1. As for Baldwin, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

Thomas County Central and Baldwin's offenses will be put to the test in their next games. Thomas County Central and Oakleaf (who has only given up four runs per game) will meet at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Thomas County Central will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak. Similarly, Baldwin will square off against Valdosta at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, a team that's only allowed 3.67 runs per game. Thomas County Central's pitching crew has only allowed 0.2 runs per game this season, so Baldwin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.