Central Heights waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Northern Heights Wildcats with a sharp 7-1 win. That's more bragging rights for Central Heights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Kreig Garrett was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Carter Kimball was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Central Heights' victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Northern Heights, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Central Heights has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Jayhawk Linn at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Northern Heights, they will head out on the road to square off against Chase County on Thursday.
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