Central City won the last time they faced Southern Valley/Alma, and things went their way on Monday too. The Central City Bison were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over Southern Valley/Alma. The Bison might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Payton Burbach made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Paige Grigsby was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Journi Schindler, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Central City didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last ten matchups they've averaged 6.9.
Central City is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Southern Valley/Alma, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Central City will head out to face off against Bishop Neumann at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Central City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Southern Valley/Alma, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Highway 6 at 6:30 p.m. Highway 6 is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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