After a string of four wins, Central's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the River Ridge Royal Knights. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Central of the 8-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February.
Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Talyn Poole, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Haimes, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On River Ridge's side, Braden Leach looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Leach has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Carson Cooley was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hagen Conner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for River Ridge, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Central will square off against Mitchell at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mitchell hasn't scored more than two runs for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for River Ridge, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Land O' Lakes at 4:00 p.m. Land O' Lakes is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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