After three games on the road, Central is heading back home. They will host the Park Hill Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, everything went Central's way against North Kansas City as Central made off with a 13-1 win.
Meanwhile, Park Hill had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Fighting Irish a 14-0 shutout. Considering the Trojans have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Brooklyn Bertoncino and Mandia Bock made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Bertoncino struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Bock struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Bertoncino scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Bock scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Jade Tucker was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Autumn Bridges, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Park Hill, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Central suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Park Hill in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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