Baseball Recap: East Central Trojans vs. Richmond Red Devils
East Central entered their tilt with Richmond with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Richmond Red Devils by a score of 5-1 on Saturday.
Ryan Ott tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brayden Rouse was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Richmond's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Weston Jones, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base.
East Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Richmond, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat East Central by a score of 6-2 later that day.
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