After a string of five wins, Hutchinson-Central Tech's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They lost 9-1 to the City Honors Centaurs. Hutchinson-Central Tech was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the five contests prior) but City Honors' pitchers proved too tough.
Hutchinson-Central Tech saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Mulligan, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
On City Honors' side, Dean Tripp made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Tripp has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Tripp was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lev Schneiderman was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Eamon Langdon was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Hutchinson-Central Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for City Honors, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Hutchinson-Central Tech will face off against McKinley at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Hutchinson-Central Tech is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season. As for City Honors, they are on the road again on Monday to play South Park at 4:30 p.m. City Honors is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12 runs per game this season.
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