Batesville entered their match against East Central on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Batesville Bulldogs fell 10-7 to the East Central Trojans. It was the first time this season that Batesville let down their fans at home.
For East Central's part, Joel Richter made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Richter has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Richter was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Seth Strobl was incredible, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brayden Rouse, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Batesville's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-8. As for East Central, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Batesville will take on South Dearborn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. South Dearborn will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Batesville surely won't give up without a fight. As for East Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lawrenceburg at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lawrenceburg: 3.4, East Central: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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