After constant struggles on the road, Adams Central has finally found some success away from home. They fell just short of the Eastside Blazers by a score of 2-1 on Monday. Adams Central has not had much luck with Eastside recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Ethan Funk was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Funk has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Funk was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Funk wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack Hamilton, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Adams Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Adams Central's defeat ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 17-10. As for Eastside, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-8.
Adams Central is on the road again on Wednesday to play Fort Wayne Bishop Luers at 5:00 p.m. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Eastside, they will face off against Churubusco at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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