Scio Central/Friendship kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. Their rough 23-2 defeat to the Fillmore Eagles might stick with them for a while.
For Fillmore's part, Malcolm Nusbickle looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Fillmore got a massive performance out of Brayden Hennard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of James Hillman, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and a triple.
Fillmore's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Scio Central/Friendship will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Fillmore at 5:00 p.m. on May 8th. As for Fillmore, they will head out on the road to square off against Bolivar-Richburg at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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