The East Central Trojans will venture away from home to face off against the Connersville Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
On Thursday, East Central came up short against Batesville and fell 8-4. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
East Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vinny Keck, who went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Matthew Roy also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Connersville won against Lawrence Central on Friday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Spartans had just enough and edged out Silver Creek 5-3. While the Spartans didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The team relied heavily on Parker Flanigan, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Keller, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
The victory made it two in a row for Connersville and bumps their season record up to 6-4. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs across that stretch. As for East Central, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Connersville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: East Central has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .456. It's a different story for Connersville, though, as they've only averaged .352. Will they be able to contain East Central's hitters?
Everything went East Central's way against Connersville in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as East Central made off with a 9-0 win. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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