The Center Point Eagles will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Huffman Vikings at 5:30 p.m. Center Point is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Center Point fell victim to a rough 27-1 loss at the hands of Jackson-Olin.
Meanwhile, even though Tarrant scored an imposing ten runs on Saturday, Huffman still came out on top. Huffman had just enough and edged Tarrant out 12-10. The win was just what Huffman needed coming off of a 15-4 defeat in their prior game.
Omari Cole made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off seven hits. Cole was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Huffman got a massive performance out of Chris Morris, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, an additional RBI, and a stolen base. Morris is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Dylan Craig was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Center Point's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Huffman, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4-1 record this season.
Center Point suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Huffman in their previous meeting on Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Huffman's Austin Davis, who didn't allow a single earned run and only a hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Center Point knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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