The East Central Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Laurel Golden Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Central is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but East Central had to settle for a 10-8 loss against Gautier.
Peyton Youngblood was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Youngblood was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Payton McLean was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Christian McFaul, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, East Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Laurel was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 16-1 loss at the hands of Stone.
East Central's record is now 8-11. As for Laurel, their record now sits at 1-8.
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