Central lost to Hampshire last Friday, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Monday. The Central Rockets walked away with a 4-1 win over the Hampshire Whip-Purs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Central.
For Hampshire's part, Jack Schane was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Schane has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hampshire saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Borecky, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Central has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Hampshire, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-7.
Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Huntley at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Central: 3.6, Huntley: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Hampshire, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Jacobs at 4:30 p.m. Hampshire is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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