There's no place like home for Williamsport, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the Central Mountain Wildcats on Monday. This was payback for Williamsport, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Williamsport got a great performance from Wyatt Bair as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Williamsport let Kellen Jackson and Grant Vilello loose on the outfield. Jackson scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Vilello scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lucas Naughton, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Central Mountain's side, Blake Walker put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Walker has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Walker was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Walker wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Malaky Moyd, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Williamsport has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Central Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 12-4.
Williamsport will challenge Montoursville at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Central Mountain, they will head out on the road to challenge Lewisburg at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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