Central won against Penns Valley Area last Wednesday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Central Dragons walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Bishop McCort Crushers. The win made it back-to-back victories for Central.
Mason Byler tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Griffin Snowberger, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Baron Dionis, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Bishop McCort, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Penn Cambria at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Bishop McCort, they will head out on the road to face off against Tyrone at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Bishop McCort is facing Tyrone at the right time seeing as Tyrone is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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