The Central Eagles will be playing at home against the North Central Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with ten losses in a row, Central finally turned things around against Great Falls on Wednesday. Central put the hurt on Great Falls with a sharp 13-3 victory. With that win, Central brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Ava McManus tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kinsey Mangum, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Samaria Knotts, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, North Central got themselves on the board against Camden on Thursday, but Camden never followed suit. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 3-0.
The result came thanks to Mackenzie Melton's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, North Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addie Bittner, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Emily Rumple was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Central's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-15. As for North Central, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-7.
Central came up short against North Central in their previous meeting back in March, falling 9-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Melton, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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