East Central has not done well against Columbus North recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The East Central Trojans narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Columbus North Bull Dogs 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for East Central.
East Central got a great performance from Logan Ledbetter as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Moses Wheat was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Columbus North's side, Joey Fry was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Fry has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Columbus North saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Hensley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
East Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Columbus North, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-2.
East Central will head out on the road to challenge South Dearborn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. East Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Columbus North, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Bedford North Lawrence at 6:00 p.m. Bedford North Lawrence is coming into the game with three straight victories on the road, so Columbus North will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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