Softball Recap: Cleveland Central Wolves vs. Canton Tigers
In what's become a running theme this season, Cleveland Central gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They never let the Canton Tigers onto the board and left with a 17-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Cleveland Central as they're now sitting on three straight.
Callie Henderson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Henderson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Henderson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, Haley Sterling was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Berryhill, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Cleveland Central's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs per game. As for Canton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5-1.
Cleveland Central will stay at home for another game and welcome Vicksburg on Saturday. Cleveland Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Vicksburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Canton, they will be playing at home against Cleveland Central at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Cleveland Central's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
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