The matchup between East Central and Jennings County on Friday hardly resembled the 2-1 effort from their previous meeting. The Trojans walked away with a 12-7 win over the Panthers. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Hunter Thomas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That run marked the first that he scored this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matthew Roy, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. Joel Richter also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
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| 04/11/25 - Home | 12-7 W |
| 04/05/24 - Away | 1-2 L |
| 04/07/23 - Home | 4-1 W |
| 04/23/22 - Away | 5-11 L |
| 04/23/22 - Away | 9-7 W |
| + 5 more games |
East Central now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Jennings County, their record is now 0-2.
Coming up, East Central will look to defend their home field on Monday against Batesville at 5:30 p.m. As for Jennings County, they will host Washington at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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