Coal City had lost five straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 16-8 to make it six. They came up short against the Central Rockets, falling 10-1. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Coalers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Coal City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe McHugh, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
As for Central, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-9. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
On Central's side, Jack Person looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Person a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, Central let Liam Schultz and David Hintz run wild. Schultz went 2-for-3 with one run and one double, while Hintz got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Johnson, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI.
Coincidentally, Coal City and Central will both be playing Tolono Unity the next time they take the field. The Rockets will host the Rockets at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, while the Coalers will play them later in the day, at 2:00 p.m.
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