For the second straight game, Wayne County will face off against East Central. The War Eagles will welcome the Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Wayne County came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 12-2 to East Central. The War Eagles have struggled against the Hornets recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
For East Central's part, Porter Martin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Martin was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Cripps, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. East Central is undefeated when Cripps posts two or more runs, but 9-12 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian McFaul, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
East Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wayne County only posted an OBP of .308.
The victory was the seventh in a row for East Central, bringing their record up to 15-12. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Wayne County, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-11.
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