The East Central Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the New Palestine Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as East Central comes in on four and New Palestine on five.
In what's become a running theme this season, East Central gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past Rushville 15-1. While fans of East Central might be used to big wins, the 14-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
AJ Reynolds made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Reynolds has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Reynolds was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Houston, who went 1-for-1 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Moses Wheat, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, New Palestine earned a 4-1 win over Greenfield-Central on Wednesday.
Rigg Mahurin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, New Palestine's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nic Deering, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
East Central's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-6. As for New Palestine, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2.
East Central couldn't quite finish off New Palestine in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can East Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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