The Jennings County Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the East Central Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Jennings County can't be too happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season away from home on Wednesday. They fell just short of Charlestown by a score of 6-5.
Zane Weinhorst put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched. Weinhorst was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one double.
In other pitching news, Jennings County got a good showing from Alex Brooks, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
Back at the plate, Cole Skinner was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ethan Speer, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, East Central never let their opponents score on Thursday. They put the hurt on Franklin County with a sharp 6-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won four in a row.
The result came thanks to Ryan Ott's shutout, as he gave up just two hits.
On the hitting side, Cole Reynolds was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Noah Long was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Jennings County came out on top in a nail-biter against East Central when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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