For the second straight game, Muncie Central will face off against Kokomo. The Bearcats will challenge the Wildkats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Muncie Central hasn't scored more than a single run for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Muncie Central lost 11-1 to Kokomo on Tuesday.
For Kokomo's part, Isaac Flamino tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Flamino is becoming a predictor of the Wildkats' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Ben Carey was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with five RBI and one run. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). Brody Bagwell also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.
Kokomo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Muncie Central only posted an OBP of .059.
The win made it two in a row for Kokomo and bumps their season record up to 3-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Muncie Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
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