In what's become a running theme this season, East Central gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Lawrenceburg Tigers. Winning may never get old, but East Central sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Ryan Ott spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brayden Rouse, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Seth Strobl, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Lawrenceburg's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dustin Shaw, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
East Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Lawrenceburg, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 16-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Central will challenge Columbus East at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Central will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Lawrenceburg, they will head out on the road to face off against South Dearborn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lawrenceburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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