With a playoff game on the line, East Central rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Whiteland Warriors 9-7. The victory was familiar territory for East Central who now have seven in a row.
Brayden Rouse was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Seth Strobl, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
On Whiteland's side, Peyton Dickens was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Dickens has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Dickens was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Dickens wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Drew Helton, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
East Central is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Whiteland, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
East Central will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Franklin Community at 6:00 p.m. East Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. Whiteland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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