North Central is 8-2 against Lawrence Central since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The North Central Panthers will be playing at home against the Lawrence Central Bears at 5:30 p.m. Neither North Central nor Lawrence Central posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Friday, North Central came up short against Mooresville and fell 5-1.
Michael Fliss was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, North Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rykin Matthias, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lawrence Central also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Heritage Christian by a score of 6-1.
North Central's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Lawrence Central, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
Everything went North Central's way against Lawrence Central when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as North Central made off with a 14-0 victory. Does North Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lawrence Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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