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| 04/01/25 - Home | 5-1 W |
| 03/14/25 - Away | 2-0 W |
| 05/17/24 - Neutral | 0-4 L |
| 04/12/24 - Away | 8-1 W |
| 03/19/24 - Home | 10-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Central Heights has gone 8-2 against Huntington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Blue Devils will head out to square off against the Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Central Heights' pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Huntington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Central Heights is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 20-2 margin over Diboll on Tuesday. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Huntington had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Bulldogs.
Huntington's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Herrington, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave Herrington a new career-high. Isaac Sapp was another, scoring a run and stealing a base.
Huntington hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in three consecutive contests.
Central Heights' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Huntington, their win bumped their record up to 20-4.
Central Heights beat Huntington 5-1 when the teams last played on April 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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