Whiting had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the East Chicago Central Cardinals as they made off with a 15-5 victory.
Whiting let Kyle Denecke and Diego Torres loose on the outfield. Denecke scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Torres scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nick Davenport, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On East Chicago Central's side, Angel Segura was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Segura has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Segura was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Abran Gomez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Angel Rojas was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Whiting's win bumped their record up to 7-13. As for East Chicago Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11-1.
Whiting will be playing in front of their home fans against North Judson-San Pierre at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Whiting will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for East Chicago Central, they will head out on the road to take on Gary West Side at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Chicago Central is facing Gary West Side at the right time seeing as Gary West Side is stuck on a 15-game losing streak.
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