South Central had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Tri-Township Tigers. That's more bragging rights for South Central, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brayden Grass looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tommy Sullivan was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Billy Byrd was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
South Central is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Tri-Township, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6.
South Central will square off against Hebron at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hebron is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Tri-Township, they will head out on the road to square off against Hammond Academy of Science & Tech at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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