Preston was the 10-3 winner over Century when they last played one another last Friday, but their luck changed this time around. The Preston Indians lost 8-2 to the Century Diamondbacks on Tuesday. Preston has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Preston saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Thomson, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Thomson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Century's side, Elias Blackhawk made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Blackhawk was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Jack Mattox was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gavin Flynn, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Preston's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Century, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-15.
As of now, neither Preston nor Century have any future games scheduled.
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