After soaring to ten runs the game before, East Central was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They fell just short of the South Dearborn Knights by a score of 4-2. East Central has not had much luck with South Dearborn recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Lexi Hatmaker was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Payge Callahan, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
On South Dearborn's side, Carli Walter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Walter has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Walter was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lakota Vincent, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
East Central's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for South Dearborn, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-7.
East Central will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Greensburg at 5:30 p.m. East Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for South Dearborn, they will be playing at home against Lawrenceburg at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. South Dearborn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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