The Central Indians will square off against the Bellevue East Chieftains at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Bellevue East's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Central's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Staley hitters got past them. The Indians lost 10-3 to the Falcons on Thursday. The Indians have struggled against the Falcons recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Massey, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
Ralston hit Bellevue East with a four-run first inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Chieftains took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams. The Chieftains have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ricky Scarpello put in work no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Bellevue East now has a losing record of 11-12. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
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