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05/07/25 - Neutral | 5-2 W |
05/03/25 - Home | 9-5 W |
05/02/25 - Away | 4-5 L |
04/27/24 - Home | 8-6 W |
04/26/24 - Neutral | 4-3 W |
East Central extended their postseason success on Saturday against Florence. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Eagles. This was a revenge game for the Hornets: when they faced off against the Eagles on Friday, they had to take a 5-4 defeat.
East Central got a great performance from Wyatt Garrard as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Garrard has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, East Central let Grant Vick and Anthony Tanner run wild. Vick went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Tanner got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double. Another player making a difference was Blake Hayes, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
East Central has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-14 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Florence, they dropped their record down to 21-7 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: East Central beat the Eagles by a score of 5-2 on Wednesday.
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