South Dearborn hasn't had much luck against East Central recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Knights will welcome the Trojans at 5:30 p.m.
South Dearborn made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Jennings County, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Knights fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 6-4 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Knights have suffered against the Panthers since May 5, 2015.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Central). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Connersville a 19-0 shutout on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for the Trojans as they're now sitting on five straight.
East Central got a massive performance out of Hunter Thomas, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave Thomas a new career-high. Noah Long was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double.
East Central's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for South Dearborn, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.
South Dearborn might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from East Central when the teams last played on Monday. Will the Knights have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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