Adams Central can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the St. Paul/Palmer Wildcats a 9-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Adams Central, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jacob Reichstein made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Reichstein has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Reichstein was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaron Johnson, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Gabriel, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Adams Central has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for St. Paul/Palmer, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Adams Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Thurston-Cuming County at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Adams Central's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Thurston-Cuming County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Paul/Palmer, they will challenge Auburn at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Auburn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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