The Central Indians will face off against the Park Hill Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Central finally turned things around against North Kansas City last Tuesday. They blew past the Hornets 21-12.
Meanwhile, Park Hill had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Falcons a 17-0 shutout. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by six runs or more this season.
Mandia Bock was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Jade Tucker was incredible, firing off two home runs and seven RBI while going 3-for-5. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in home runs. Another player making a difference was Kylee Page, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Park Hill lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Central's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-15. As for Park Hill, they pushed their record up to 24-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Central might still be hurting after the 12-3 defeat they got from Park Hill when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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