Harrison Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against West Harrison on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hurricanes by a score of 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Red Rebels have suffered since March 10th.
Harrison Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabrielle Smith, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Harrison Central and nudges their season record down to 12-15. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for West Harrison, they pushed their record up to 10-16 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Coming up, Harrison Central will challenge Gulfport at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for West Harrison, they will head out on the road to take on Long Beach at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Hurricanes are facing the Bearcats at the right time seeing as the Bearcats are stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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