Baseball Preview: 21st Century Charter Cougars vs. East Chicago Central Cardinals
21st Century Charter is 2-8 against East Chicago Central since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The 21st Century Charter Cougars will head out on the road to take on the East Chicago Central Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Neither 21st Century Charter nor East Chicago Central posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
21st Century Charter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 15-0 loss at the hands of Hammond Academy of Science & Tech.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for East Chicago Central's offense. Their tough 18-0 defeat to River Forest on Friday might stick with them for a while. East Chicago Central has struggled against River Forest recently, as their matchup on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
East Chicago Central saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angel Rojas, who went 1-for-2 with a double. Rojas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
21st Century Charter's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for East Chicago Central, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
21st Century Charter came up short against East Chicago Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 6-3. Can 21st Century Charter avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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