Cleveland Central is 7-0 against Gentry since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Cleveland Central Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Gentry Rams at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cleveland Central has three straight victories, Gentry has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, Cleveland Central earned an 8-4 win over Greenville.
Christian McKinney was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off ten hits. McKinney was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Cleveland Central got a massive performance out of Kennedy Walker, who went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, a triple, and a run. Jeremias Franklin was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Gentry scored the most runs they've had all season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They suffered a tough 25-15 loss at the hands of Yazoo City. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Cleveland Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-9 record this season. As for Gentry, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Everything went Cleveland Central's way against Gentry when the teams last played last Tuesday as Cleveland Central made off with an 18-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cleveland Central since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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