The Central Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Ozark Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ozark took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Central, who comes in off a win.
If Central beats Ozark with 14 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Bulldogs beat Parkview on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 14-2. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Ozark didn't have quite enough to beat Glendale on Tuesday and fell 4-3. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Falcons: they've now lost eight in a row.
Cooper Pumphrey was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Marcus Heavin made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Central pushed their record up to 8-10 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Ozark, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7.
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