The North Central Thunderbirds are on the road again on Friday to play the Riverton Parke Panthers at 5:00 p.m.
North Central's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Lawrenceville last Wednesday. They lost 9-0 to the Indians. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, North Central's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Riverton Parke gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They put the hurt on North Vermillion with a sharp 12-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Riverton Parke.
The team relied heavily on Collett Sanders, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Cox, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
North Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Riverton Parke, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season.
North Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Riverton Parke in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 10-8. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Riverton Parke's Derron Hazzard, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for North Central to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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