The Central Panthers will take on the South Salem Saxons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a nine-game winning streak alive.
Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let McKay get on the board and left with a 23-0 win on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Panthers with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, South Salem made easy work of Glencoe on Tuesday and carried off a 12-1 victory. The Saxons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.
South Salem got a great performance from Harrison Buckingham as he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts Buckingham has posted since back in May of 2025.
At the plate, Teagan Scott was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Greer, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Central's record now sits at 12-4. As for South Salem, their record is now 13-5.
Central skirted past South Salem 15-13 when the teams last played back in May of 2017. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Saxons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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