Center Point extended their losing streak to seven on Tuesday, dropping them down to 1-7. They came up short against the Goldthwaite Eagles, falling 15-1. The contest marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
As for Goldthwaite, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-8 record. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
For Goldthwaite's part, Ben Wetzig tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. The Eagles are 2-1 when Wetzig posts eight or more strikeouts, but 3-7 otherwise.
At the plate, Goldthwaite got a big performance out of Jacob Leverett, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI. That's the most runs Leverett has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Slade Allen, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
While Center Point had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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