After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Whiting, East Chicago Central was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Gary West Side Cougars as the East Chicago Central Cardinals made off with a 19-4 victory. That's more bragging rights for East Chicago Central, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Angel Rojas and Victor Rivera were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Rojas struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Meanwhile, Rivera struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Rojas has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Rojas scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Rivera scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jorge Sanchez and Ivan Rojas did most of the damage at the plate: Sanchez scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Rojas scored three runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-5. Angel Segura was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
East Chicago Central's win bumped their record up to 8-11-1. As for Gary West Side, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-16.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Chicago Central will take on Hammond Morton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. East Chicago Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season. As for Gary West Side, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Lake Station Edison, where first pitch is scheduled at 12:00 p.m.
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