The East Central Trojans are on the road again on Friday to play the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They skirted past Whiteland 9-7. That's two games straight that East Central has won by exactly two runs.
The team relied heavily on Brayden Rouse, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Seth Strobl, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Franklin Community has not done well against Columbus North recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Franklin Community had just enough and edged Columbus North out 5-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Franklin Community.
Braeden Burton made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Burton was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Burton wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Owen Bullington, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Landen Basey was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
East Central is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Franklin Community, their victory bumped their record up to 15-10.
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