The East Central Trojans are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Hauser Jets at 6:00 p.m. The last four games East Central has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
East Central can't be too worried about heading out to take on Hauser: they just beat Greensburg at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. East Central's pitcher stepped up to hand Greensburg a 1-0 shutout on Monday.
The result came thanks to Montana Plymale's shutout, as she gave up just four hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, East Central's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Payge Callahan, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Callahan has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Hauser put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past Morristown 15-1. Winning may never get old, but Hauser sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Haven Hartwell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Hartwell was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kaitlyn Robbinson was a standout: she got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Isabelle Brunner was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
East Central has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Hauser, they pushed their record up to 18-6 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home.
East Central came up short against Hauser when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 4-1. Can East Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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