South Central is 5-0 against Jacksonville since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The South Central Falcons will look to defend their home field against the Jacksonville Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. South Central will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
South Central can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Havelock a 14-0 shutout.
Christian Chance made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Chance was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Carter Hale looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, South Central got a big performance out of Tyce Thompson, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Hobbs, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville suffered a rough 17-7 loss at the hands of D.H. Conley on Tuesday. Jacksonville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jacksonville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vasco Sutton, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
South Central's victory bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Jacksonville, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-13.
South Central took their win against Jacksonville when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 14-4. Does South Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jacksonville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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