West Central won the last time they faced South Newton and things went their way on Thursday too. The Trojans put the hurt on the Rebels with a sharp 13-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Connor Huber
| 04/17/25 @ South Newton | 4 |
| 04/15/25 vs South Newton | 2 |
| 04/12/25 @ Attica | 2 |
| 04/14/25 @ Frontier | 1 |
| 04/12/25 @ Attica | 1 |
Connor Huber and Tate Leman were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Huber pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Leman pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Huber has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Huber got on base in two of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and four runs, while Leman went 2-for-5 with three RBI and one run. West Central is undefeated when Huber posts two or more runs, but 1-3 otherwise.
In other batting news, Zane Wall was incredible, going 2-for-5 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Landon Hughes, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
West Central now has a winning record of 4-3. As for South Newton, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. West Central will challenge rival Tri-County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, South Newton is set to take on their familiar foe Faith Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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