Surry Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against East Surry on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 4-3. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 26, 2023, but that streak is no more.
Will Pardue put in work no matter where he played. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Dru Gaddy was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 11 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February.
Pardue wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Woodring, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Surry Central's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for East Surry, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-7.
While Surry Central had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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