Eastern proved they can win big last Saturday (they won by ten) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged the Lafayette Central Catholic Knights out 4-2.
Eastern's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Perry Kochensparger, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Eastern has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season. As for Lafayette Central Catholic, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.
Eastern didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 12-2 win vs. Taylor on the 1st. As for Lafayette Central Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lafayette Jefferson at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Lafayette Central Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Lafayette Jefferson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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