North Central and North Vermillion are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The North Central Thunderbirds will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the North Vermillion Falcons at 5:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Things were looking good for North Central after they put the first points on the board on Saturday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. Their rough 12-2 defeat to Eastern Greene might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, North Central couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, sadly, North Vermillion is still looking for their first win of the season after nine matches. They suffered a tough 18-3 loss at the hands of South Vermillion on Tuesday.
North Central's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for North Vermillion, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
North Central came out on top in a nail-biter against North Vermillion when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North Vermillion's Brody Rice, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for North Central to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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