Baseball Recap: Stone Tomcats vs. East Central Hornets
Stone entered their tilt with East Central with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They beat the East Central Hornets on Saturday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Stone, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Stone's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Connor Tice, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On East Central's side, they got a good showing from Brody Long, who tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Long has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jaxon Cripps made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Nate Trochessett, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Stone is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for East Central, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season.
Stone will head out on the road to challenge Laurel at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Laurel is coming into the contest with four straight losses at home, meaning Stone will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. East Central will take on Gautier at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Central is facing Gautier at the right time seeing as Gautier is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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