Whitley County came tearing into Wednesday's match with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Knox Central Panthers onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for Whitley County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past EJ Allen, who gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks to keep Knox Central off the board. Allen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Whitley County's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Wright, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Whitley County pushed their record up to 28-9 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Knox Central, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-11.
As of now, neither Whitley County nor Knox Central have any future games scheduled.
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