After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Talawanda, Harrison was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the East Central Trojans a 5-0 shutout. For Harrison, this counts as revenge for the 12-9 loss East Central walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
For East Central's part, they got a good showing from Max Hotze, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, East Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joel Richter, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Harrison's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for East Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Harrison will be playing at home against Elder at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Harrison's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Elder's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Central, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Union County at 11:00 a.m. Union County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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