With a playoff game on the line, East Central rose to the challenge on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over the LEE Volunteers. The win was familiar territory for East Central who now have four in a row.
Jenise Ramirez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Izzy Estrada, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kyana Escobedo-Lipardo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
East Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6-1 record this season. As for LEE, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-11-1 record this season.
East Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against LEE: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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