Central is 0-4 against Taconic since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Central Golden Eagles will be playing at home against the Taconic Thunder at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Central took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday (and then some). Everything went their way against Agawam as Central made off with a 7-1 victory.
Meanwhile, while Taconic put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for East Longmeadow. Taconic put the hurt on East Longmeadow with a sharp 7-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Taconic.
Quentin Christopher made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Christopher was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Christian Salzarulo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Gavin O'Donnell was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Central came up short against Taconic in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 4-0. Thankfully for Central, Evan Blake (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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