Cleveland Central won the last time they faced Greenville, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Cleveland Central Wolves walked away with an 8-4 win over the Greenville Hornets. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cleveland Central.
Christian McKinney made a big impact no matter where he played. 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 big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kennedy Walker was a standout: he 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.
On Greenville's side, Mike Hodges was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Ashton Dean, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Cleveland Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-9 record this season. As for Greenville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-9.
Cleveland Central will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Holmes County Central at 7:00 p.m. As for Greenville, they will head out on the road to face off against Canton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Greenville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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