Baseball Preview: Center Hill Mustangs vs. Warren Central Vikings
Center Hill is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Warren Central is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Center Hill Mustangs will take on the Warren Central Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Center Hill is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They never let Grenada onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory.
Not much got past Houston Green, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep Grenada off the board. Green has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Center Hill's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Erwin, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Warren Central won against Saltillo on Monday with one run and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. Warren Central had just enough and edged Saltillo out 1-0. That's two games straight that Warren Central has won by just one run.
The result came thanks to Maddox Lynch's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cole Autrey, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Center Hill is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 21-10 record this season. As for Warren Central, their victory bumped their record up to 19-12.
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