Central has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Wednesday. They will face off against the East Thunderbirds at 4:00 p.m. Central and East are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
Last Saturday, Central faced Campbell County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Central took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Campbell County. Central has not had much luck with Campbell County recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, East stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against South as East made off with a 15-1 victory. While fans of East might be used to big wins, the 14-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Aleah Brooks was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa Luethy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for East, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
Central took their win against East in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-2. Will Central repeat their success, or does East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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