East Central waltzed into their match on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Greenfield-Central Cougars.
Montana Plymale spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lexi Hatmaker was excellent, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
On Greenfield-Central's side, Leilani Forshey made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
East Central has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Greenfield-Central, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-11.
As of now, neither East Central nor Greenfield-Central have any future games scheduled.
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