After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Clinton, Cleveland Central was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Greenville Hornets with a sharp 9-0 victory. The Wolves haven't had any issues with the Hornets recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Anthony Stephens made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February of 2024.
Christian McKinney
| 03/25/25 vs Greenville | 4 |
| 03/17/25 vs Washington | 1 |
| 03/08/25 @ Water Valley | 1 |
| 04/06/24 vs Grenada | 1 |
| 04/04/24 @ Gentry | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Christian McKinney, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Nathaniel Lessie also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Cleveland Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greenville only posted an OBP of .310.
Cleveland Central's record now sits at 3-12. As for Greenville, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-8.
Cleveland Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against Greenville: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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