Lawrence Central won the last time they faced Warren Central, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Lawrence Central Bears walked away with a 5-2 win over the Warren Central Warriors. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lawrence Central.
Quentin Espinoza tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nick Johnson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Warren Central's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Thompson, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run. Justin Concepcion was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Lawrence Central is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Warren Central, they dropped their record down to 5-13 with that loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Lawrence Central will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Heritage Christian at 12:00 p.m. Lawrence Central has given up an average of 7.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Warren Central, they will be playing at home against Covenant Christian at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Warren Central has given up an average of 6.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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