Central stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Flomaton Hurricanes with a sharp 18-4 win. For Central, this counts as revenge for the 13-0 loss Flomaton walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2021.
Tenley Smarr was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up four earned runs off nine hits. Smarr was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Shelby Zigler, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Bri Martin, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Flomaton's side, Kailee Herndon was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Rogers, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Flomaton didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central only tossed five.
Central is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Flomaton, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 11 of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season.
Central will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against West Florida at 6:00 p.m. West Florida's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Flomaton, they will head out on the road to challenge Jay at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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