Center Point and Harper are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Center Point Pirates will be playing at home against the Harper Longhorns at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Center Point is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Center Point was able to grind out a solid win over San Saba, taking the game 11-7. The victory was just what Center Point needed coming off of a 14-3 defeat in their prior match.
The team relied heavily on Chase Foley, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Casey Vincent, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Harper's good fortune finally ran out back in March. Their rough 11-1 loss to Johnson City might stick with them for a while. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Harper has scored all season.
Center Point's win bumped their record up to 4-9. As for Harper, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4.
Center Point suffered a grim 16-2 defeat to Harper in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Center Point avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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