Clinton Central waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Sheridan Blackhawks onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory. Clinton Central might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by nine runs or more this season.
Landree Whiteman made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Whiteman has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Whiteman was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Clinton Central got a massive performance out of Kortney Surber, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Surber has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. Addi Mounts was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Clinton Central's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Sheridan, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
Clinton Central will take on Delphi Community at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Clinton Central will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Sheridan, they will be playing at home against Guerin Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Guerin Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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