The Central Bears will look to defend their home field on Monday against the South Sumter Raiders at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central has three straight wins, South Sumter has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, Central got themselves on the board against Fivay, but Fivay never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Falcons as they made off with a 10-0 victory.
Korbin Baskind was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Baskind was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played.
In other batting news, Justin Tranum was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and a triple. Another player making a difference was Jayden Warren, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but South Sumter had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Hernando on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that South Sumter has lost by just one run.
Jackson Gill was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Malakhi Boone made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ishmael Rodriguez, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Central's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for South Sumter, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Central came up short against South Sumter in their previous meeting last Wednesday, falling 6-3. Can Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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