The Perry Central Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Southeast Lauderdale Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Perry Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Perry Central had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Lamar Christian on Tuesday. The Bulldogs put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 8-2 win. Eight seems to be a good number for the Bulldogs as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Garrett Gerald made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Gerald was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Gerald wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Martin, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs Martin has posted since back in February.
Perry Central hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lamar Christian struck out eight times.
Meanwhile, Southeast Lauderdale fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Lake on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 8-7. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Perry Central is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Southeast Lauderdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 25-3-1.
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