Lawrence Central had lost three straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 5-18 to make it four. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 11-1 to the North Central Panthers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-1 on Tuesday.
As for North Central, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 16-8. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
For North Central's part, they got a big performance out of Christian Kropa, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits Kropa has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Justin White, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Lawrence Central has already played their next matchup (against Southport), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for North Central, they will be playing at home against Avon at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Orioles have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season.
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