In what's become a running theme this season, South Central gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rock Creek Academy Lions a 6-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for South Central, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to Jarrett Ferree's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks.
On the hitting side, Landen Sutherland and Cole Thomas did most of the damage at the plate: Sutherland went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI, while Thomas scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Hayden Thomasson was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
On Rock Creek Academy's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Parente, who went 1-for-3 with a double. Parente has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
South Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Rock Creek Academy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6.
South Central will head out on the road to square off against Henryville at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. South Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Rock Creek Academy, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Crothersville at 12:00 p.m. Rock Creek Academy is facing Crothersville at the right time seeing as Crothersville is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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