After constant struggles on the road, Tri-Township has finally found some success away from home. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 22-4 walloping at the hands of the South Central Satellites on Monday. The loss was Tri-Township's first of the season.
Cody Vernich made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On South Central's side, Colton Elkins tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Tommy Sullivan and Billy Byrd did most of the damage at the plate: Sullivan got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Byrd went 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Aaron Hogan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Having lost for the first time this season, Tri-Township fell to 2-1-1. As for South Central, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Tri-Township will look to defend their home field on Friday against Westville at 4:30 p.m. Tri-Township is facing Westville at the right time seeing as Westville is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for South Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Culver Academies at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Culver Academies is coming into the matchup with three straight wins at home, so South Central will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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