East Chicago Central has gone a perfect 10-0 against 21st Century Charter recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cougars at 5:00 p.m. East Chicago Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, East Chicago Central turned things around against Bowman Academy on Monday. They blew past the Eagles 16-4. The high-scoring effort was just what the Cardinals needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
Christian Rios and Victor Rivera were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Rios didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Rivera pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rios also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because East Chicago Central is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-9 otherwise. At the plate, Rios went 2-for-3 with five RBI, while Rivera got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Rivera has posted since back in April of 2024.
Jackyln Becerra
| 05/12/25 vs Bowman Academy | 3 |
| 04/27/24 vs South Bend Washington | 2 |
| 03/30/24 vs Argos | 2 |
| 04/22/25 vs 21st Century Charter | 1 |
| 04/08/25 vs 21st Century Charter | 1 |
In other batting news, Jackyln Becerra was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three RBI and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Deivion Cox, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
East Chicago Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. They are 6-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, 21st Century Charter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 11-2 to Bowman Academy.
21st Century Charter saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was William Robinson, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one RBI.
East Chicago Central's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for 21st Century Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
21st Century Charter's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: East Chicago Central has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .485. It's a different story for 21st Century Charter, though, as they've only averaged .266. Will they be able to contain East Chicago Central's hitters?
Everything went East Chicago Central's way against 21st Century Charter in their previous meeting back in April, as East Chicago Central made off with a 15-5 win. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
