Central Mountain had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Williamsport Millionaires. This was payback for Central Mountain, who suffered a 4-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Kevin Grenninger tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 6.1 innings pitched.
On Williamsport's side, Cole Deitrick was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Williamsport saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Franzen, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Central Mountain pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Williamsport, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Central Mountain will be playing at home against Shamokin Area at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Shamokin Area has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.63 runs per game on average), something Central Mountain will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Williamsport, they will head out on the road to challenge Shikellamy at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Williamsport is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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