East Central suffered their closest loss since March 1st on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Gautier Gators by a score of 7-5. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Gators recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Grant Vick was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Matthew Combs was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
East Central's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Gautier, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-10 record.
While East Central had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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