The South Dearborn Knights will venture away from home to challenge the East Central Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Wednesday, South Dearborn got the win against Jac-Cen-Del by a conclusive 15-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Central). They never let Batesville get on the board and left with a 20-0 win on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Paige Hotze made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-3. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kasey Knapp, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Delaney Donawerth, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run and three runs.
East Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
East Central now has a winning record of 4-3. As for South Dearborn, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
South Dearborn skirted past East Central 4-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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