Central had lost five straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 3-16 to make it six. They lost 11-2 to the Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-0 back in April.
Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kailyn Gahagan, who went 1-for-4 with one triple.
As for Bellwood-Antis, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games.
On Bellwood-Antis' side, Palynn Gregg spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up eight Ks. Gregg has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Bellwood-Antis got a massive performance out of Parker Martin, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of London McKee, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double.
Coming up, Central will be playing at home against Bellefonte at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Red Raiders' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Dragons' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Bellwood-Antis does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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