The East Central Hornets will be playing at home against the Vancleave Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. East Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
After a string of 11 wins, East Central's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 8-5 to Stone.
Baleigh Tullos and Chloe Sheppard did some serious damage despite the final result: Tullos scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Sheppard scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Vancleave sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over Wayne County on Thursday.
Kassie Sonnier was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlie Osborne, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
East Central's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-3. As for Vancleave, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6.
East Central beat Vancleave 6-2 in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Will East Central repeat their success, or does Vancleave have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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