Hornets
| 04/18/25 vs Wayne County | 13-3 |
| 04/17/25 @ Wayne County | 8-5 |
| 04/15/25 vs Wayne County | 12-2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Laurel | 15-0 |
| 04/10/25 @ Laurel | 15-0 |
| + 4 more games |
East Central waltzed into their match on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Wayne County War Eagles. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent win being a 8-5 victory on Thursday.
Christian McFaul made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, East Central let Matthew Combs and Jaxon Cripps run wild. Combs went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Cripps went 2-for-5 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave Combs a new career-high. Anthony Tanner was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
East Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wayne County only posted a batting average of .208.
East Central pushed their record up to 17-12 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Wayne County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-13.
As of now, neither East Central nor the War Eagles have any future games scheduled.
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