The St. Joseph Central Irish will challenge the Poca Dots at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Joseph Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
St. Joseph Central fell victim to South Charleston and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Black Eagles. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Irish's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Poca couldn't beat Capital on Tuesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the fifth inning. The Dots came up short against the Cougars, falling 16-6. The Dots haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Poca saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Preston Bonnett, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one double. Another was T.J. Hawley, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run.
St. Joseph Central's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-6. As for Poca, their loss dropped their record down to 5-19.
St. Joseph Central took their win against Poca in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 16-0 score. Will the Irish repeat their success, or do the Dots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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