Central has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Thursday. They will face off against the Park Hill Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Monday, Central earned an 11-8 victory over Excelsior Springs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Park Hill). They put the hurt on North Kansas City with a sharp 19-2 win on Tuesday. Considering the Trojans have won three matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Autumn Bridges was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bridges was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Brooklyn Bertoncino and Mandia Bock did most of the damage at the plate: Bertoncino went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple, while Bock went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Allison Gonier, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Park Hill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Central's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Park Hill, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Central skirted past Park Hill 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Central repeat their success, or does Park Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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