If Central City was feeling good off their 9-3 takedown of Fillmore Central/Exeter-Milligan last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Central City Bison fell just short of the Aurora Huskies by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bison have suffered since October 2, 2023.
Payton Burbach spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Journi Schindler was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Juno Ryan, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Central City didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Aurora only tossed four.
Central City's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Aurora, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-6.
Central City will take on Ponca at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. Central City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Aurora, they will challenge Blue River on Tuesday. Aurora is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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