Hornets
| 03/05/25 @ Laurel | 20 |
| 03/05/25 @ Laurel | 19 |
| 03/25/25 vs Gautier | 12 |
| 03/27/25 @ Gautier | 11 |
| 04/12/25 vs Caledonia | 10 |
East Central faced Caledonia in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Hornets put the hurt on the Cavaliers with a sharp 13-3 victory. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Abby Danis made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Chloe Sheppard was incredible, scoring four runs while going 4-for-4. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. Breyona Tanner was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
East Central hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in 13 consecutive contests.
East Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Caledonia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-6.
Looking ahead, East Central is taking a road trip to square off against Baker at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Caledonia has already played their next match (against Lake), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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