For the second straight game, South Central will face off against Mapleton. The Trojans will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Mounties at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Central has three straight wins, Mapleton has 17 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
The home team had come away the winner the last six times South Central and Mapleton had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Trojans walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Mounties on Monday. With that win, the Trojans brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Weston June made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because South Central is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 2-7-1 otherwise. June was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs.
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In other batting news, Troy Ayers and Greyson Fisher did most of the damage at the plate: Ayers got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one run, while Fisher went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave Fisher a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alex Hamons, who went 1-for-5 with two RBI and one double.
The victory got South Central back to even at 7-7-1. As for Mapleton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
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