East will square off against the Center Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. East is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
East let Ruskin stack seven runs on them in the first inning on Tuesday but luckily East prevailed anyway. East came out on top against Ruskin by a score of 12-9.
Center not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since April 3rd (when they won 19-1). They blew past Wyandotte 12-1. The victory continues a trend for the Yellowjackets in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won three in a row.
Luke Leslie and Brennan Eubanks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Leslie didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Eubanks tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Center is 4-2 when Leslie allows two or fewer hits, but 3-8 otherwise. At bat, Leslie got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs, while Eubanks went 3-for-5 with four stolen bases and three runs. Those three hits gave Eubanks a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lucas Westring, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Milton Brown was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Center always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
East pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Center, their win bumped their record up to 7-10.
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