Central City/Centura's hitters rose to the challenge against a Clippers pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.88 points allowed on Saturday. The Central City/Centura Kernels walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Malcolm Clippers. Ten seems to be a good number for Central City/Centura as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mason Gorecki was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Gorecki was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blake Jensen, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Luke Vakiner, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Malcolm's side, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garrett England, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Wisnieski, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Malcolm was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central City/Centura only posted a batting average of .240.
Central City/Centura is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Malcolm, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Central City/Centura will face off against Lincoln Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lincoln Christian: 3.2, Central City/Centura: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Malcolm, they will head out on the road to square off against Wahoo/Bishop Neumann at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Wahoo/Bishop Neumann is coming into the contest with eight straight losses at home, meaning Malcolm will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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