North Pike had lost four straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 21-12 to make it five. They fell 6-2 to the East Central Hornets. Unfortunately, that's the fifth time they've come up short against the Hornets this season, with their most recent loss being a 11-1 defeat on Saturday.
North Pike saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brenan Stinson, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
As for East Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-14 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games.
On East Central's side, Anthony Tanner made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Tanner has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Porter Martin, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
As of now, neither North Pike nor East Central have any future games scheduled.
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