East Central is 8-2 against Greensburg since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The East Central Trojans will look to defend their home field against the Greensburg Pirates at 5:30 p.m. East Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, it was close, but East Central sidestepped Madison for a 4-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for East Central.
Brayden Rouse was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Moses Wheat, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Greensburg started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against East Central. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 6-5 on Monday. Greensburg has struggled against East Central recently, as their matchup on Monday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Cy Miller was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Leland Workman, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
East Central is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Greensburg, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
East Central skirted past Greensburg 6-5 in their previous meeting on Monday. Does East Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greensburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
