Bloomington South had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five in Saturday's first game. Everything went their way against the East Central Trojans as they made off with a 13-3 victory. That's more bragging rights for Bloomington South, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Bloomington South got a great performance from Collin Marcum as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Connor Osborne was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Luke Thompson was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On East Central's side, Brayden Rouse made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Bloomington South's win ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-1. As for East Central, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Bloomington South beat East Central by a score of 11-10 later that day.
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