Tri-Central is 2-7 against Eastern since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Tri-Central Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eastern Comets at 5:00 p.m.
Tri-Central's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Taylor on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Titans. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Tri-Central's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Eastern, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-3 win over Taylor on Wednesday.
Kenzie Degraaff spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Emillia Andrews was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Tri-Central's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Eastern, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Tri-Central might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Eastern in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Tri-Central, Macy Coan (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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