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02/27/26 – Home12-2 W02/24/26 – Away5-3 W02/28/25 – Away3-0 W02/25/25 – Home4-8 L02/27/24 – Home6-1 W+ 5 more games
East Central had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Long Beach on Friday. The Hornets were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Bearcats. The Hornets haven’t had any issues with the Bearcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Zaine McKee looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Garrard, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Trenton Turner, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs.
East Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Long Beach only posted a batting average of .227.
East Central’s record now sits at 4-2. As for Long Beach, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Looking ahead, East Central will venture away from home to face off against Greene County at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Long Beach, they will host Stone at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Bearcats’ pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tomcats have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.
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