Adams Central put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the St. Paul/Palmer Wildcats 11-1. The result was nothing new for Adams Central, who have now won three matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Nick Conant made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Conant was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Parker Hodgen and Jackson Sughroue did most of the damage at the plate: Hodgen went 2-for-2 with a triple and an RBI, while Sughroue scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Jaron Johnson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
On St. Paul/Palmer's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braxton Heater, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Adams Central pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10 runs. As for St. Paul/Palmer, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Adams Central will challenge Elkhorn at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Adams Central's pitching crew has only allowed 0.5 runs per game this season, so Elkhorn's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Paul/Palmer, they will head out on the road to challenge Seward at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Paul/Palmer has given up an average of 7.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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