Pike lost against North Central last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Pike Red Devils lost 17-7 to the North Central Panthers. Pike has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Barrett Hanscom was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Griffen Geer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On North Central's side, Tristan Wilson tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Wilson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Heath Kizer was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Garrity Ullom, who scored three runs while going 1-for-5.
Pike's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for North Central, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-5.
Pike will look to defend their home field on Friday against Muncie Burris at 5:00 p.m. Pike has given up an average of 7.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for North Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Greenfield-Central at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Greenfield-Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so North Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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