Baseball Recap: East Central's Victory on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Three

By Team Reports Mar 29, 2025, 3:25am

Baseball Recap: East Central Hornets vs. Stone Tomcats

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Previous 3 Games

03/28/25 - Home4-3 W
03/26/25 - Home6-2 W
03/25/25 - Away16-4 W

East Central waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Stone Tomcats. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 6-2 win last Wednesday.

Anthony Tanner made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Tanner wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Combs, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

East Central's record now sits at 8-11. As for Stone, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-13.

East Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against Stone: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.

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