The Greene Central Rams will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Farmville Central Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Greene Central will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Greene Central is returning to their home field after beating Farmville Central on theirs, despite the fact Farmville Central has dominated at home this season. Greene Central walked away with a 4-1 win over Farmville Central on Tuesday.
Austin Hardy tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Greene Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Burress, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Burress has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Scott, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Greene Central pushed their record up to 19-0 with that victory, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Farmville Central, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Greene Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Farmville Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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