Eastside won the last time they faced Adams Central, and things went their way on Monday too. The Eastside Blazers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Adams Central Flying Jets. That's two games straight that Eastside has won by just one run.
For Adams Central's part, Ethan Funk put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Funk has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Funk was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Funk wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack Hamilton, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Adams Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for Eastside and bumps their season record up to 15-8. As for Adams Central, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 17-10.
Eastside will face off against Churubusco at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Adams Central, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers at 5:00 p.m. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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