After five games on the road, Tri-Central is heading back home. They will take on the Eastern Comets at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Tri-Central is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Taylor onto the board and left with a 13-0 win on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Tri-Central with their most commanding win of the season.
Nate Cherry made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Cherry has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cherry was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-6.
In other batting news, Tri-Central let Weston Enright and Trenton Patz loose on the outfield. Enright scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Patz scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Jake Cherry was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Eastern stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Taylor with a sharp 12-2 victory. Winning may never get old, but Eastern sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Tri-Central's win bumped their record up to 3-4-1. As for Eastern, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5-1 record this season.
Tri-Central might still be hurting after the 11-3 defeat they got from Eastern in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Tri-Central, Cayden Calloway (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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