East Central waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the San Marcos Rattlers get on the board and left with an 11-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won four games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Nevaeh Garza looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, she gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest she's had since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Jenise Ramirez was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Tesse Harisson, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI.
Hornets
| 03/04/25 vs San Marcos | 53.8% |
| 03/01/25 vs New Braunfels | 25% |
| 02/28/25 vs Alexander | 47.4% |
| 02/28/25 vs Clark | 38.5% |
| 02/27/25 vs Eagle Pass | 38.1% |
| + 14 more games |
East Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .538. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
East Central pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for San Marcos, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Central will venture away from home to face off against Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on March 11th. As for San Marcos, they are taking a road trip to challenge St. Pius X at 1:30 p.m. on Friday.
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