West Allis Central's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the East Troy Trojans out 6-5.
Jhonny Tapia tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, West Allis Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Pokos, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Even though they lost, East Troy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Allis Central only tossed three.
West Allis Central's victory bumped their record up to 5-17. As for East Troy, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
West Allis Central will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Delavan-Darien at 2:00 p.m. Delavan-Darien's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so West Allis Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Troy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Edgerton at 4:45 p.m. on Monday.
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