Warren Central had lost four straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 4-14-1 to make it five. They lost 13-1 to the North Central Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, with their most recent loss being a 14-0 defeat back in April.
As for North Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
For North Central's part, Garrity Ullom was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Ullom a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.
In other pitching news, North Central got a great performance from Jack Carr as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Carr has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Rykin Matthias was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kole Krienhagen, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Warren Central will square off against rival Lawrence Central at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, North Central is set to challenge their familiar foe Ben Davis at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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