Dixie Heights put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds as the Dixie Heights Colonels made off with an 11-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Dixie Heights.
Dixie Heights got a great performance from Aiden Mills as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Carter Schroer was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Mitchell, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Dixie Heights' victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-11. As for Newport Central Catholic, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.
Dixie Heights will head out on the road to challenge Bracken County at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Dixie Heights will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Newport Central Catholic, they will be playing at home against Batesville at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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