The East Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Ponitz Career Tech Golden Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. East has given up an average of 9 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Centennial hit East with a seven-run sixth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers came up short against the Stars, falling 12-2. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Tigers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ponitz Career Tech). They put the hurt on Thurgood Marshall with a sharp 23-4 win on Wednesday. The Golden Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by seven runs or more this season.
Yafet Mehari was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Mehari was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Maurice Carter was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with six stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI. Davarris Jones was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Ponitz Career Tech has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs over those games. As for East, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-1.
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