The North Warren Central Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Corinth Riverhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. North Warren Central will be strutting in after a victory while Corinth will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, North Warren Central beat Hadley Luzerne 5-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for North Warren Central.
Owen Scheafer made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Scheafer was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on George Hilton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Brodie Rooker was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Corinth won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-1 walloping at the hands of Warrensburg. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Corinth in their matchups with Warrensburg: they've now lost three in a row.
Corinth saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eddie McGuire, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
North Warren Central's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0. As for Corinth, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
North Warren Central might still be hurting after the 15-9 defeat they got from Corinth in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can North Warren Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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