The Center Yellowjackets will face off against the Northeast Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Center will be strutting in after a win while Northeast will be coming in after a loss.
If Center beats Northeast with 20 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Center blew past Southeast 20-3 on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for the Yellowjackets in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won four in a row.
Luke Leslie and Lucas Westring made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Leslie pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Westring pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Leslie scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Westring went 1-for-2 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brennan Eubanks, who fired off two home runs, three stolen bases, and four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cobey McIntosh, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Northeast was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against University Academy Charter, falling 22-2.
Center's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Northeast, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
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