Crete won the last time they faced Raymond Central, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Crete Cardinals had just enough and edged the Raymond Central Mustangs out 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Crete.
Jeffrey Kuncl looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Crete's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Placzek, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Raymond Central's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dawson Potter, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Jelinek, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Crete now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Raymond Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Crete will head out on the road to challenge Westview at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Westview is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Raymond Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Twin River at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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