South Central came into Saturday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Buckeye Central Bucks a 19-0 shutout on Saturday. The result was nothing new for South Central, who have now won three games by six runs or more so far this season.
Kyrstin Hamons made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). Hamons was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, South Central got a massive performance out of Ember Phillips, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Leah Lauderman, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
South Central's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Buckeye Central, they dropped their record down to 0-3 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
South Central will challenge Western Reserve at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. South Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Buckeye Central, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Mohawk at 5:00 p.m. Mohawk is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.7 runs per game this season.
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