Baseball Recap: South Bend Clay starts season with victory against East Chicago Central

By Team Reports Apr 19, 2024, 6:08pm

Baseball Recap: South Bend Clay Colonials vs. East Chicago Central Cardinals

South Bend Clay took care of business in their home opener on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the East Chicago Central Cardinals.

For East Chicago Central's part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angel Rojas, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a double. Rojas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.

East Chicago Central now has a losing record at 4-5.

South Bend Clay will head out on the road to square off against Gary West Side at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. South Bend Clay is facing Gary West Side at the right time seeing as Gary West Side is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for East Chicago Central, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against 21st Century Charter at 10:30 a.m. 21st Century Charter is coming into the matchup with three straight defeats on the road, meaning East Chicago Central will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.

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