Scott Central entered their tilt with Bay Springs with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bay Springs Bulldogs a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Heath Rhodes was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Rhodes has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rhodes was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Bryson Norman and Shamon Wash did most of the damage at the plate: Norman scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Wash scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Norman is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Parker McGee, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Scott Central's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-11. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs per game. As for Bay Springs, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Scott Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against Bay Springs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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