Florence and East Central squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Florence had to settle for second. They fell just short of the East Central Hornets by a score of 4-3. Florence has not had much luck with East Central recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For East Central's part, Brody Long looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Long has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, East Central's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Youngblood, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Florence's defeat dropped their record down to 17-13. As for East Central, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-11.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Florence by a score of 8-6.
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