After flying high against Largo last Friday, Hudson came back down to earth. The Hudson Cobras' rough 12-2 defeat to the Central Bears on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Hudson of the 5-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
Hudson saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shawn Hicks, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
On Central's side, Korbin Baskind made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Baskind was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Justin Tranum was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Hudson now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Central, their victory bumped their record up to 11-12.
Hudson will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Nature Coast Tech at 7:00 p.m. As for Central, they will be playing at home against Countryside at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Countryside's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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