21st Century Charter is 0-10 against East Chicago Central since April of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. The Cougars will challenge the Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. 21st Century Charter has given up an average of 18.8 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
21st Century Charter is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 17th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They came up short against Bowman Academy, falling 11-2.
21st Century Charter saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was William Robinson, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Chicago Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They put the hurt on Bowman Academy with a sharp 16-4 win on Monday. Considering the Cardinals have won six contests by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Christian Rios and Victor Rivera made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Rios didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Rivera tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because East Chicago Central is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-9 otherwise. At the plate, Rios went 2-for-3 with five RBI, while Rivera got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Rivera has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackyln Becerra, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three RBI and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Deivion Cox, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
East Chicago Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. They are 6-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
21st Century Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for East Chicago Central, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-10 record.
21st Century Charter suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to East Chicago Central in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
