Muncie Central is 0-9 against Yorktown since June of 2015 but things could change on Monday. The Bearcats will challenge the Tigers at 5:00 p.m.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Muncie Central's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to Lafayette Jefferson, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Bearcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Muncie Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Campbell, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, Yorktown earned a 9-6 victory over Jay County on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Ryan Burkholder made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Burkholder was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Isaac Whitt looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
Back at the plate, Yorktown let Noah Loveall and Kaden Crumes run wild. Loveall went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI, while Crumes got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double. That's the most hits Loveall has posted since back in May of 2024.
Yorktown now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Muncie Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Muncie Central suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Yorktown when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Bearcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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