Baseball Recap: Eastern Beats Tri-Central for Their Third Straight Win

Comets

Margin (Wins)

04/22/26 @ Clinton Central	22
05/08/26 vs Tri-Central	15
04/18/26 vs Northfield	14
05/07/26 vs Manchester	12
04/18/26 vs Northfield	10

Eastern had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Tri-Central Trojans as they made off with a 20-5 victory. Considering the Comets have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Owen Tolle made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted over his last four contests. He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles.

In other batting news, Eastern let Alister Shrock and Trey Beachy run wild. Shrock went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Beachy went a perfect 5-for-5 with four runs and four RBI. Those four runs gave Beachy a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cody Tarrh, who went 2-for-3 with three runs.

Eastern kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in four consecutive games.

Eastern's win bumped their record up to 15-6. As for Tri-Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-10.

Eastern wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, an 11-4 defeat against Northwestern on the 9th. As for Tri-Central, they have also already played their next contest, a 10-4 loss against Tipton on the 11th.