East Central hasn't had much luck against Canyon recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The East Central Hornets will challenge the Canyon Cougars at 7:00 p.m. East Central is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
East Central's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past San Marcos 11-0. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by seven runs or more this season.
Nevaeh Garza looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, she gave up only one walk, the fewest she's had since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Jenise Ramirez was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Tesse Harisson was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Canyon sidestepped Davenport for a 3-2 victory.
East Central's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8.2 runs. As for Canyon, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Everything went East Central's way against Canyon in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as East Central made off with a 6-0 win. Will East Central repeat their success, or does Canyon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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