Floyd Central entered their tilt with New Albany with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They won by a run and slipped past the New Albany Bulldogs 3-2. That's two games straight that Floyd Central has won by just one run.
For New Albany's part, Chase Loesch spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. Loesch has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, New Albany saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Elliott, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Floyd Central pushed their record up to 20-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for New Albany, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Floyd Central is on the road again on Monday to play Heritage Hills at 5:00 p.m. Heritage Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season. As for New Albany, they will be playing in front of their home fans against North Oldham at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. New Albany's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so North Oldham's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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