McCreary Central stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Somerset Christian Cougars with a sharp 9-2 victory.
Kolton Summers and Kaleb Ellis made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Summers pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Ellis struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. At the plate, Summers scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Ellis went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Benjamin Irvin, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Somerset Christian's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emory Whitescarver, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Lewis, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
McCreary Central pushed their record up to 12-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Somerset Christian, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8.
McCreary Central will look to defend their home field on Friday against Williamsburg at 6:00 p.m. McCreary Central is facing Williamsburg at the right time seeing as Williamsburg is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Somerset Christian, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Bluegrass United at 5:30 p.m.
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