The Camden Central Lions earned an 8-5 victory over the Union City Golden Tornadoes on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Camden Central got a great performance from Ethen Ingram as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Ingram has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Camden Central let Amaury Rogers and Gage Johnson run wild. Rogers scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Johnson scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Eli Latendressee, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-6. As for Union City, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Camden Central Lions challenge Riverside Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Riverside has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.33 runs per game on average), something Camden Central will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Union City, they will challenge Dresden at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Union City is facing Dresden at the right time seeing as Dresden is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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