The Park Hill Trojans are on the road again on Thursday to play the Central Indians at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Park Hill's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-0 margin over Staley. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won 14 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Mandia Bock made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Jade Tucker was incredible, firing off two home runs and seven RBI while going 3-for-5. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kylee Page, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Park Hill lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Central can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game last Tuesday. Everything went their way against North Kansas City as Central made off with a 21-12 victory.
Park Hill pushed their record up to 24-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Central, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-15.
Park Hill took their win against Central in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 12-3. Does Park Hill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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