Softball Preview: East Central Hornets vs. LEE Volunteers
The East Central Hornets will head out on the road to take on the LEE Volunteers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. East Central will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
East Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against LEE and snuck past 4-2. Four seems to be a good number for East Central as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jenise Ramirez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Izzy Estrada was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyana Escobedo-Lipardo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
East Central is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6-1 record this season. As for LEE, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-11-1.
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