East Central never let their opponents score on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over the Greensburg Pirates. That result was just more of the same for these two, as East Central also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
Not much got past Montana Plymale, who gave up just four hits to keep Greensburg off the board. Plymale has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, East Central's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Payge Callahan, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Callahan has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
On Greensburg's side, Harper Adams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up nine Ks.
Even though they lost, Greensburg didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Central only tossed five.
East Central has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Greensburg, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-5.
East Central will take on Hauser at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Central is on a four-game streak of home wins, Hauser a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Greensburg, they will head out on the road to face off against Lawrenceburg at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lawrenceburg will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Greensburg surely won't give up without a fight.
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