Lawrence Central lost against North Central back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Lawrence Central Bears lost 8-1 to the North Central Panthers. Lawrence Central has not had much luck with North Central recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Quentin Espinoza was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ahmaad Duff made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
On North Central's side, Tristan Wilson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Rykin Matthias and Abel Flessner did most of the damage at the plate: Matthias scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Flessner scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Heath Kizer, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Lawrence Central's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for North Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Lawrence Central will head out on the road to take on North Central at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for North Central, they will be playing at home against Southport at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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