East Central never let their opponents score on Monday. Everything went their way against the Rushville Lions as the East Central Trojans made off with an 8-0 victory. Considering East Central has won six contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Montana Plymale was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Plymale has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Plymale was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Kylie Ferreira and Anna Black did most of the damage at the plate: Ferreira scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5, while Black scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Taylor Sommer, who scored a run and stole two bases.
On Rushville's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Stacey Roberts, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
East Central's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Rushville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
East Central will head out on the road to face off against South Dearborn at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Rushville, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Triton Central at 5:30 p.m. Triton Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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