Greene Central can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars with a sharp 15-2 victory. Greene Central's win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Greene Central got a great performance from Austin Hardy as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Hardy has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Braden Burress, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times he's played. Jordan Scott was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
On SouthWest Edgecombe's side, they got a good showing from Blayde Hinton, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, SouthWest Edgecombe saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trent Nichols, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Greene Central's victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for SouthWest Edgecombe, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Greene Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against SouthWest Edgecombe: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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