St. Paul Central had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Como Park Cougars an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for St. Paul Central, who have now won four matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Cooper Entenman and Emmett Jones made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Entenman kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Jones pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Entenman scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-5, while Jones scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Jones has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Walter Heinecke was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cal Holsenback, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
St. Paul Central's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-6. As for Como Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
St. Paul Central will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Highland Park at 7:00 p.m. Highland Park's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so St. Paul Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Como Park, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Richfield at 4:30 p.m.
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