Central Magnet extended their winning streak to three on Thursday, bumping them up to 14-15. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the Community Vikings. That's more bragging rights for Central Magnet, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Tate Morris spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
John Roth
| 04/02/26 vs Hubbard | 3 |
| 04/09/26 @ Community | 2 |
| 04/07/26 vs DeKalb County | 2 |
| 03/28/26 vs Washburn | 2 |
| 03/03/26 @ Marshall County | 2 |
| + 9 more games |
At the plate, Grayson Laroy and John Roth did most of the damage at the plate: Laroy went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double, while Roth got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Central Magnet is undefeated when Roth posts two or more runs, but 9-15 otherwise.
As for Community, they dropped their record down to 2-18-1 with the loss, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. That's two games in a row now that they have lost by exactly five runs.
On Community's side, Wesley Haley was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Haley was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other pitching news, Community got a good showing from Maddox Thompson, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time Thompson hasn't allowed a single hit since back in March.
Haley wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Masyn Hill, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Central Magnet will have a chance to go back-to-back against Community: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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