Baseball Preview: Hudson Cobras vs. Central Bears
Hudson and Central are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but likely not for long. The Hudson Cobras will head out on the road to take on the Central Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hudson will be strutting in after a win while Central will be coming in after a defeat.
If Hudson beats Central with ten runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Everything went Hudson's way against Largo on Friday as Hudson made off with a 10-2 victory. Hudson might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Shawn Hicks made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Hicks was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Owen Wilson was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. Another player making a difference was Roger Lord, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Central fell victim to Hernando and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 16-0 walloping at the hands of the Leopards. Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Talyn Poole, who went 1-for-1 with a triple.
The win made it two in a row for Hudson and bumps their season record up to 9-9. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Hudson has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Hudson came up short against Central in their previous matchup last Wednesday, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central's Ryan Engley, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Now that Hudson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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