Hebron and South Central are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Hebron Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Central Satellites at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Hebron is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Oregon-Davis (and have done all season long). Hebron's pitchers stepped up to hand Oregon-Davis a 16-0 shutout on Tuesday. Give Hebron's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Gage Swinford and Spencer Spinks made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Swinford pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Spinks struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Swinford went 1-for-2 with a home run and five RBI, while Spinks scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Pete Socci was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Luke Charpentier, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, South Central narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Morgan Township 1-0.
South Central also got a great performance from Colton Elkins as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched.
At the plate, South Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Billy Byrd, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Hebron's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for South Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Everything went Hebron's way against South Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Hebron made off with a 14-4 win. Does Hebron have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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