The East Central Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Columbus East Olympians at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Central will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, East Central gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Everything went their way against Lawrenceburg as East Central made off with an 11-1 victory. East Central's win was all the more impressive since Lawrenceburg was averaging only 3.75 runs allowed on the season.
Ryan Ott spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brayden Rouse was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Strobl, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Columbus East lost 14-2 to New Albany on Monday.
Jackson Watkins made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Evan Balzer, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
East Central is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Columbus East, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-16.
Everything went East Central's way against Columbus East when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as East Central made off with an 8-0 victory. Does East Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Columbus East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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