Baseball Preview: Calumet New Tech Warriors vs. East Chicago Central Cardinals
The Calumet New Tech Warriors will head out on the road to take on the East Chicago Central Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Calumet New Tech is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Calumet New Tech's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Wheeler on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Bearcats.
Meanwhile, East Chicago Central earned a 10-7 victory over 21st Century Charter on Tuesday.
Abran Gomez and Angel Segura made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Gomez struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up three earned runs off only one hit. Meanwhile, Segura struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. At the plate, Gomez scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Segura scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Segura has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, East Chicago Central let Shavun Harris and Angel Rojas loose on the outfield. Harris scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Rojas scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Victor Rivera, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Calumet New Tech's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for East Chicago Central, their win bumped their record up to 7-9-1.
Calumet New Tech beat East Chicago Central 5-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Calumet New Tech since the team 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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