Central City was handed a two-run defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Ponca on Saturday. Everything went the Central City Bison's way against the Ponca Indians as the Central City Bison made off with a 15-3 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Bison, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Central City got a big performance out of Juno Ryan, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Emma Brandes, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .619. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
Central City is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Ponca, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.
Central City will take on O'Neill at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Central City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Ponca, they will head out to square off against Wayne on Tuesday.
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