It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East Central can now relate to. They fell just short of the South Jones Braves by a score of 3-1 on Friday. The Hornets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Braves apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2022.
Porter Martin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on ten hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, East Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Tanner, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
East Central's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-15. As for South Jones, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 29-7 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: South Jones beat East Central by a score of 10-5 on Wednesday.
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