After having lost a blowout in their previous game against St. Anthony, Tolono Unity was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Central a 5-0 shutout.
Not much got past Emmerson Bailey, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Central off the board.
On the hitting side, Tyler Henry was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Tolono Unity is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Central, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 13-10 record.
Coming up, Tolono Unity will head out on the road to square off against Coal City at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Rockets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Coalers have averaged an impressive 8.7 runs per game this season. As for Central, they will be playing at home against Prairie Ridge at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Wolves' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Rockets' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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