In what's become a running theme this season, East Central gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Laurel Golden Tornadoes an 18-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but East Central sure is getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
East Central got a big performance out of Kinsey Cochran, who scored two runs while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances. Madi Eubanks was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
East Central's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs per game. As for Laurel, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Central will challenge Vancleave at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Vancleave's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Laurel, they will head out on the road to take on Gautier at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gautier hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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