Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Hernando on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Leopards by a score of 8-7. The Bears were not able to make up for their defeat to the Leopards from their previous meeting back in March of 2024.
Yianna Casiano put in work while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Those two hits allowed gave her a new career-low. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Casiano wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Natalie Atkinson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Central dropped their record down to 2-11 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Hernando, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-5.
Coming up, Central will venture away from home to challenge Pasco at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Hernando, they will welcome South Sumter at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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