Central has won ten straight games at home, while Parkview Baptist has won ten straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Central Wildcats will welcome the Parkview Baptist Eagles at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Central 3, Parkview Baptist 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Central is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Lafayette Christian Academy just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 7-2 to the Knights. The Wildcats were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the four games prior), but the Knights' pitchers proved too tough.
Meanwhile, while Parkview Baptist put up plenty of runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Liberty Magnet. Parkview Baptist was the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over Liberty Magnet. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won eight matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Parkview Baptist has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. Central's loss dropped their record down to 16-4.
Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Parkview Baptist in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, sneaking past 16-15. Will Central repeat their success, or does Parkview Baptist have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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