The Central Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bald Knob Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Central's offense. Their tough 15-0 defeat to Rose Bud on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, Central's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Bald Knob made easy work of Riverview on Tuesday and carried off a 12-1 victory. 12 seems to be a good number for Bald Knob as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Dylan Richards was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Richards was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, James Holder and Dakota Shoebottom did most of the damage at the plate: Holder scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Shoebottom scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Shoebottom is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Gavin Mitsunaga was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, Central fell to 2-1. As for Bald Knob, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-9.
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