Wahoo/Bishop Neumann entered their tilt with Central City/Centura with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over the Central City/Centura Kernels on Thursday. This was payback for Wahoo/Bishop Neumann, who suffered a 5-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
Jonas Schnakenberg looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Wahoo/Bishop Neumann's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Conior Booth, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Central City/Centura's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Vakiner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Riley Lavene was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Wahoo/Bishop Neumann pushed their record up to 8-2 with that victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs per game. As for Central City/Centura, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wahoo/Bishop Neumann will square off against Elkhorn at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Wahoo/Bishop Neumann is facing Elkhorn at the right time seeing as Elkhorn is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Central City/Centura, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Fairbury at 1:30 p.m. Central City/Centura is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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