North Central put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Lawrence Central Bears with a sharp 8-1 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as North Central also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Tristan Wilson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Rykin Matthias and Abel Flessner did most of the damage at the plate: Matthias scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Flessner scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Heath Kizer was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Lawrence Central's side, Quentin Espinoza was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Ahmaad Duff made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
North Central has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Lawrence Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-12.
North Central will be playing at home against Southport at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lawrence Central, they will head out on the road to take on North Central at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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