For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Perry Central and Mitchell have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Friday. The Commodores fell just short of the Bluejackets by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Commodores in their meetings with the Bluejackets: they've now lost three in a row.
Perry Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zac Mitchell, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Perry Central's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-6. As for Mitchell, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-5.
Perry Central has already played their next match, a 9-3 loss against McLean County on the 26th. As for Mitchell, they will square off against Seymour at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Owls' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Bluejackets' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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