The East Central Trojans are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Columbus North Bull Dogs at 7:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, it was close, but East Central sidestepped Greenfield-Central for a 4-3 victory.
Montana Plymale spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lexi Hatmaker, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Columbus North had no problem doing just that on Monday. They never let the Golden Bears onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Columbus North.
Bailee Scruggs was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Scruggs was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Kelsey Lovelace was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
East Central is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Columbus North, their victory bumped their record up to 13-11.
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