For the second straight game, East Central will face off against Florence. The Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. East Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
East Central heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Friday. They fell just short of Florence by a score of 5-4.
For Florence's part, Rod Davis Jr. made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. That's the most strikeouts Davis Jr. has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two doubles.
In other batting news, Florence let Bryan Davis and Hayden Boykin run wild. Davis got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one run, while Boykin went 3-for-4 with one stolen base. Davis is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.
Florence has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for East Central, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-14.
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