Softball Preview: East Central Trojans vs. Franklin County Wildcats
East Central is 9-1 against Franklin County since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The East Central Trojans are on the road again to play the Franklin County Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. The last four games East Central has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
East Central can't be too worried about heading out to take on Franklin County: they just beat Greensburg at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. East Central's pitcher stepped up to hand Greensburg a 1-0 shutout on Monday.
The result came thanks to Montana Plymale's shutout, as she gave up just four hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, East Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Payge Callahan, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Callahan is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, Franklin County won against Delta on Saturday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Franklin County walked away with a 7-2 victory over Northeastern. Winning may never get old, but Franklin County sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
East Central is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Franklin County, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-9.
Everything went East Central's way against Franklin County when the teams last played back in April as East Central made off with a 9-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Central since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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