Greene Central extended their postseason success on Friday against South Lenoir. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the South Lenoir Blue Devils a 5-0 shutout. The victory was just business as usual For Greene Central, who after 23 games remain undefeated this season.
Braden Burress made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Burress has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Burress was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Burress wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Will Radford, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Elijah Monroe was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Greene Central pushed their record up to 23-0 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home. As for South Lenoir, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7.
Greene Central will take on Bunn on Tuesday. Greene Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. South Lenoir does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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