East Clarendon had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the North Central Knights and snuck past 3-1. That's more bragging rights for East Clarendon, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Caleb Coker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits.
On the hitting side, Whit Nesbitt was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
On North Central's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Anderson, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
East Clarendon is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for North Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
East Clarendon will be playing at home against Socastee at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in East Clarendon's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Socastee has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road. As for North Central, they will take on Chesterfield at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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