White Station is 7-0 against Memphis Central since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The White Station Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Memphis Central Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought game, but White Station had to settle for an 11-10 loss against Whitehaven.
Hayes Bennett and Michael Arnold did some serious damage despite the final result: Bennett scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Arnold scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5. Julian Haddad was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, White Station didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Whitehaven only tossed six.
Meanwhile, Memphis Central put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 16-3 margin over Kingsbury. Winning may never get old, but Memphis Central sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Terrance Jones was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Jones has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jones was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Jadon Marshall and Tyler Schaffer did most of the damage at the plate: Marshall scored two runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-3, while Schaffer scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Marshall has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Evan Nelson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
White Station's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Memphis Central, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Everything went White Station's way against Memphis Central in their previous meeting back in March as White Station made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for White Station since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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