After having lost a blowout in their previous game against McLean County, Perry Central was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past the Mt. Vernon Wildcats 2-1. This was payback for the Commodores, who suffered an 11-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Ethan Ball
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Ethan Ball spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up six Ks. He is becoming a predictor of Perry Central's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 4-7 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Perry Central's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Owen Hubert, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
The win got Perry Central back to even at 7-7. As for Mt. Vernon, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
Perry Central has already played their next matchup (against Wood Memorial), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mt. Vernon also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Mt. Carmel.
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