Central fell victim to Grand Blanc and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grand Blanc Bobcats. Central has not had much luck with Grand Blanc recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
For Grand Blanc's part, not much got past Kayla Blumenschein, who gave up just one hit and racked up 14 Ks to keep Central off the board. Blumenschein has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Katelyn DeWitt was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Grand Blanc, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Central will face off against Mt. Pleasant at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Grand Blanc, they are on the road again on Friday to play Gaylord at 6:30 p.m. Gaylord knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past six games -- so hopefully Grand Blanc likes a good challenge.
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