Central and Fivay are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Central Bears will head out on the road to take on the Fivay Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, while Central put up some runs, the same can't be said for Fivay. Central put the hurt on Fivay with a sharp 8-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Central.
Justin Tranum was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. Tranum has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Tranum was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jayden Warren was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Central's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7. As for Fivay, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Fivay's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Fivay, though, as they've been averaging only 3.5 per game. Will Central keep running through batters, or will Fivay buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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