Hornets
| 05/01/25 vs North Pike | 1-0 |
| 04/28/25 vs Brookhaven | 11-0 |
| 04/24/25 vs Brookhaven | 14-1 |
| 04/17/25 @ Baker | 6-4 |
| 04/12/25 vs Caledonia | 13-3 |
With a playoff win on the line, East Central rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the North Pike Jaguars a 1-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but the Hornets sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Not much got past Breyona Tanner, who gave up just seven hits and racked up eight Ks to keep North Pike off the board. Tanner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
East Central hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in three consecutive games.
East Central pushed their record up to 25-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for North Pike, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-18.
East Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Jaguars: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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