South Central owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Morgan Township Cherokees out 1-0. Winning may never get old, but South Central sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
South Central got a great performance from Colton Elkins as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Elkins has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, South Central's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Billy Byrd, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On Morgan Township's side, Jack Wheeler spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 16 Ks.
Even though they lost, Morgan Township didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Central only tossed six.
South Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Morgan Township, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Central is on the road again on Friday to play Hebron at 4:30 p.m. As for Morgan Township, they will take on North Judson-San Pierre at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Morgan Township is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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