South Central extended their losing streak to four on Saturday, dropping them down to 5-9. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-3 heartbreaker at the hands of the Eastern Musketeers. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Rebels have suffered since April 10th.
As for Eastern, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-8. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
For Eastern's part, Carter Smith made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Smith also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Eastern is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-7 otherwise. Smith was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Reas Sater, who went 1-for-2 with two runs.
Coming up, South Central will square off against New Washington at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Eastern, they have already played their next game, a 15-8 loss against Corydon Central on the 4th.
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