Tri-Central fell victim to Carroll and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Carroll Cougars. Tri-Central has not had much luck with Carroll recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
For Carroll's part, Owen Zinn made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Zinn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Zinn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cale Peters and Clayton Johnston did most of the damage at the plate: Peters scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Johnston scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Johnston has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Eli Harshbarger, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Tri-Central's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11-1. As for Carroll, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Clinton Prairie the next time they take the field. Tri-Central will head out to face Clinton Prairie at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, while Carroll will head out to face them at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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