Hornets
| 04/15/25 vs Wayne County | 12-2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Laurel | 15-0 |
| 04/10/25 @ Laurel | 15-0 |
| 04/08/25 vs Laurel | 10-0 |
| 04/08/25 vs Laurel | 13-0 |
| + 2 more games |
East Central entered their tilt with Wayne County on Tuesday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They put the hurt on the War Eagles with a sharp 12-2 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Hornets also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2024.
Porter Martin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Martin was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Cripps, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Christian McFaul, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
East Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wayne County only posted an OBP of .308.
East Central's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-12. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Wayne County, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
East Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against the War Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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