The Lawrence Central Bears will head out to challenge the North Central Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Greenfield-Central hit Lawrence Central with a five-run third inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bears came up short against the Cougars, falling 10-0. The loss continues a trend for the Bears in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, North Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 13-1 to Ben Davis.
North Central's loss dropped their record down to 5-13-1. As for Lawrence Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15.
Lawrence Central came out on top in a nail-biter against North Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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