South Side is 5-0 against White County Central since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The South Side Hornet have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the White County Central Bears at 4:30 p.m. South Side's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so White County Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
In what's become a running theme this season, South Side gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Nemo Vista a 10-0 shutout. The victory was just what South Side needed coming off of a 7-1 defeat in their prior matchup.
Ana Goodwin and Ali Goodwin made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Goodwin tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Goodwin struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Goodwin scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Goodwin scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, South Side got a massive performance out of Alexis Lankford, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Hallie Holland, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, sadly, White County Central is still looking for their first win of the season after nine contests. Their rough 14-8 loss to Sloan-Hendrix on Tuesday might stick with them for a while.
South Side's win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for White County Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went South Side's way against White County Central in their previous matchup on March 5th as South Side made off with an 11-0 victory. Will South Side repeat their success, or does White County Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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