{"id":197895,"date":"2026-02-28T08:55:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/197895\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T08:55:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:55:18","slug":"east-central-has-no-trouble-against-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/197895\/","title":{"rendered":"East Central Has No Trouble Against Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

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East Central<\/a> 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<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

Zaine McKee<\/a> looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.<\/p>\n

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Garrard<\/a>, 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<\/a>, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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