Memphis Central is 0-7 against White Station since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Memphis Central Warriors will be playing at home against the White Station Spartans at 5:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Memphis Central can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 16-3 margin over Kingsbury. The victory was familiar territory for Memphis Central who now have three in a row.
Terrance Jones was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Jones has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jones was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Jadon Marshall and Tyler Schaffer did most of the damage at the plate: Marshall scored two runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-3, while Schaffer scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Marshall has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Evan Nelson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but White Station had to settle for an 11-10 defeat against Whitehaven on Monday.
Hayes Bennett and Michael Arnold did some serious damage despite the final result: Bennett scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Arnold scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Haddad, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, White Station didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Whitehaven only tossed six.
Memphis Central now has a winning record of 7-6. As for White Station, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Memphis Central suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to White Station when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of White Station's Magnus Swenson, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Memphis Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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