On Friday, Central faced East in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Central Indians had just enough and edged the East Thunderbirds out 12-11. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Central considering their one-run performance the match before.
For East's part, McKenzie Millar was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Aleah Brooks, who scored two runs while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
Central's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9. As for East, they dropped their record down to 14-4 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Central by a score of 15-6 later that day.
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