Preview: Central Private Redhawks vs. Slaughter Community Charter Knights
The Central Private Redhawks will head out on the road to take on the Slaughter Community Charter Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Central Private is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Last Thursday, Central Private sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over Maurepas.
Meanwhile, Slaughter Community Charter put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against Episcopal as Slaughter Community Charter made off with an 11-4 win. The victory was nothing new for Slaughter Community Charter as they're now sitting on three straight.
Ali Leblanc made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Leblanc was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Shelby Caldwell was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Conlee Flotte was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Central Private pushed their record up to 10-1 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9.2 runs. As for Slaughter Community Charter, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
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