The East Central Hornets will square off against the Sotomayor WILDCATS at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Central will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
While East Central's victory against Marshall wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Hornets won by a run and slipped past the Rams 5-4. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Hornets as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
The team relied heavily on Gonzalo Martinez, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Ace Araiza was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
East Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Sotomayor made easy work of Veterans Memorial on Tuesday and carried off a 10-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the WILDCATS.
Evan Fine was a standout: he scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Staten, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Sotomayor's win was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-6-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for East Central, their win bumped their record up to 11-14.
Everything went East Central's way against Sotomayor in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as East Central made off with a 13-0 victory. Do the Hornets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the WILDCATS turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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