Brownstown Central came into Saturday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the New Albany Bulldogs 7-5.
Brownstown Central saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lane Pendleton, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Grayson Cassidy was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
On New Albany's side, they got a good showing from Zach Fleming, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. Fleming has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Maxwell Alexander made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Braden Brewer, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Brownstown Central's victory bumped their record up to 13-11. As for New Albany, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-9.
Brownstown Central is on the road again on Thursday to play Austin at 5:30 p.m. Austin will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Brownstown Central surely won't give up without a fight. As for New Albany, they will square off against Seymour at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. New Albany's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Seymour's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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