Green put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They never let the St. Joseph Central Flyers onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for Green, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
St. Joseph Central's batters probably weren't too happy with Jonathan Knapp, who pitched a no hitter and racked up nine Ks (he gave up no walks). Knapp has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mason Neal was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Gabe Blevins was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Green is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for St. Joseph Central, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-3-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Green will square off against Fairview at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Green is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for St. Joseph Central, they will head out on the road to face off against Wellston at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph Central's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Wellston's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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