The South Central Satellites will be playing at home against the Morgan Township Cherokees at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. South Central will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Last Friday, South Central was able to grind out a solid win over Bremen, taking the game 8-3.
Brayden Grass tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Billy Byrd was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Hogan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Morgan Township fell victim to Glenn and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 10-0 to the Falcons. The defeat continues a trend for Morgan Township in their matchups with Glenn: they've now lost five in a row.
South Central is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Morgan Township, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
South Central skirted past Morgan Township 1-0 in their previous meeting last Wednesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Morgan Township's Jack Wheeler, who struck out 16 batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will South Central still be able to contain Wheeler? There's only one way to find out.
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