Lawrenceburg is 2-8 against East Central since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Tigers will welcome the Trojans at 5:30 p.m. Lawrenceburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so East Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
It was a proper cat-fight when Lawrenceburg took on Franklin County on Thursday. The Tigers took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats.
Ryan Richard was cooking despite his team's loss, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-3. Those home runs marked the first that he has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Trenton Ester, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but East Central ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Greensburg, sneaking past 4-3.
East Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Collin Harrill, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
East Central has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Lawrenceburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.
Lawrenceburg couldn't quite finish off East Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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