With a playoff game on the line, Greene Central rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Goldsboro Cougars an 18-0 shutout. The win was just business as usual For Greene Central, who after 22 games remain undefeated this season.
Austin Hardy looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Will Radford and Braden Burress did most of the damage at the plate: Radford got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI and a run, while Burress scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Jordan Scott was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Greene Central pushed their record up to 22-0 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home. As for Goldsboro, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-12.
Greene Central will square off against South Lenoir on Friday. Greene Central will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. Goldsboro does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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