The Central Bears will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the West Port Wolf Pack at 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Central didn't have quite enough to beat Nature Coast Tech and fell 3-2.
Central saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaida Childs, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, West Port can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on North Marion with a sharp 14-4 win. Winning may never get old, but West Port sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Alena Ishman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. Ishman has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ishman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, Brooklyn Schoepke was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Cayden Thorner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Central dropped their record down to 1-12 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for West Port, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
Central suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to West Port in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ishman, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Now that Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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