Central waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Stillman Valley Cardinals as they made off with a 12-1 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Central also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Emmerson Falk was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Falk has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Falk was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with a home run.
In other pitching news, Zoe Hornsby looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Central let Anna Sanders and Danielle Durckel loose on the outfield. Sanders went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI, while Durckel went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Olivia Sutton was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
The victory got Central back to even at 14-14. As for Stillman Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-9.
Central will head out on the road to face off against Hononegah at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hononegah is coming into the contest with 11 straight wins at home, so Central will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Stillman Valley will take on Dixon at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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