South Dearborn had lost six straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 5-13 to make it seven. They lost 14-2 to the East Central Trojans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Monday.
South Dearborn saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Cutter, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one stolen base and one double. That double marked the first that Cutter has hit this season. Another was Claire Elliott, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
As for East Central, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-7. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by ten runs or more this season.
On East Central's side, the team relied heavily on Kasey Knapp, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Sommer, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. South Dearborn is set to square off against their familiar foe Connersville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, East Central will face off against rival Greensburg at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Trojans 4, the Pirates 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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