The East Central Trojans will take on the Jennings County Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. East Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
East Central was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Franklin County on Thursday. The Trojans' pitcher stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 6-0 shutout. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Not much got past Ryan Ott, who gave up just two hits to keep Franklin County off the board.
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cole Reynolds, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Noah Long was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Jennings County kicked off their season on the road on Wednesday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell just short of Charlestown by a score of 6-5.
Zane Weinhorst was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched. Weinhorst was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one double.
In other pitching news, Jennings County got a good showing from Alex Brooks, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
Back at the plate, Cole Skinner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ethan Speer, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
East Central pushed their record up to 2-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Jennings County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
