Park Hill South hit Central with a five-run sixth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Indians took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Cole Hass was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since April 7th.
At the plate, Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kanon Wetlaufer, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Park Hill South, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6-1 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Central is set to square off against their familiar foe Liberty at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Indians 3.6, the Blue Jays 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Park Hill South will face off against rival Park Hill at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers are on a three-game streak of home wins, the Trojans a four-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind.
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