Greensburg fell victim to East Central and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the East Central Trojans by a score of 1-0. Greensburg has struggled against East Central recently, as their game on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Harper Adams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
Even though they lost, Greensburg didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Central only tossed five.
On East Central's side, not much got past Montana Plymale, who gave up just four hits to keep Greensburg off the board.
At the plate, East Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Payge Callahan, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Greensburg's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-5. As for East Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Greensburg will head out on the road to face off against Lawrenceburg at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Greensburg: 2.4, Lawrenceburg: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for East Central, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Hauser at 6:00 p.m. The last four games East Central has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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