The East Central Trojans will face off against the South Dearborn Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
East Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Batesville get on the board and left with a 20-0 victory on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Paige Hotze made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-3. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kasey Knapp, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Delaney Donawerth, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run and three runs.
East Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Batesville only posted an OBP of .062.
Meanwhile, South Dearborn got the win against Jac-Cen-Del on Wednesday by a conclusive 15-3.
East Central now has a winning record of 4-3. As for South Dearborn, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
East Central couldn't quite finish off South Dearborn in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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