Goshen Central is 1-7 against Valley Central since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Goshen Central Gladiators will head out on the road to take on the Valley Central Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Goshen Central's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Roosevelt with a sharp 9-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Addison Freiberger's shutout, as she gave up just six hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Goshen Central got a big performance out of Brooke Shaeffer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Antolino, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Valley Central came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Sawyers 13-4. That's two games straight that Valley Central has won by exactly nine runs.
Goshen Central's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Valley Central, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Goshen Central might still be hurting after the 12-3 loss they got from Valley Central when the teams last played on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Valley Central's Bella Mayo, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Goshen Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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