Hornets
| 03/05/25 @ Laurel | 20 |
| 03/05/25 @ Laurel | 19 |
| 04/24/25 vs Brookhaven | 13 |
| 04/24/25 vs Brookhaven | 13 |
| 03/25/25 vs Gautier | 12 |
East Central had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They beat the Brookhaven Panthers on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 14-1. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matches by six runs or more this season.
Lizzy Kennedy was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Abby Danis was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and one double.
East Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brookhaven only posted a batting average of .188.
East Central is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Brookhaven, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-12.
East Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Panthers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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