East Central entered their tilt with Richmond with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Richmond Red Devils by a score of 5-1 on Saturday.
Ryan Ott tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brayden Rouse was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Richmond's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Weston Jones, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base.
East Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Richmond, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat East Central by a score of 6-2 later that day.
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