East Central put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past the Rushville Lions 15-1. The victory was familiar territory for East Central who now have four in a row.
AJ Reynolds was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Reynolds has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Reynolds was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Houston, who went 1-for-1 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Colin Harrill was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Rushville's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nicholas Bowles, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
East Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Rushville, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
East Central will head out on the road to face off against New Palestine at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. East Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Rushville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against South Ripley at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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