Perry Central has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the West Washington Senators at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Perry Central will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs last Friday, then bounced right back against Mitchell on Thursday. Everything went Perry Central's way against Mitchell as Perry Central made off with a 12-2 win.
Aubreigh Gogel spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rylee Par and Savanah Kellems did most of the damage at the plate: Par scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Kellems went 2-for-2 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Mallory King, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, West Washington put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Mitchell a 10-0 shutout.
Not much got past Elliot Nance, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Mitchell off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Macy Lowery, who fired off two home runs, two stolen bases, and five RBI while going 3-for-4. Riley Hall was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and a double.
Perry Central's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-8. As for West Washington, they pushed their record up to 15-0 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Perry Central might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from West Washington in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Perry Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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