In what's become a running theme this season, North Central gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Parke Heritage Wolves as the North Central Thunderbirds made off with a 12-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Central.
Mykenzie Wence made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Wence was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Shelby Seay, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Emmy Woodruff, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Parke Heritage's side, Kenna Batty was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Taya Sturmer, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
North Central's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Parke Heritage, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Central will take on North Daviess at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Parke Heritage, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against North Putnam at 5:30 p.m.
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