Baseball Preview: Paulding Panthers vs. Allen East Mustangs
Paulding is 3-0 against Allen East since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Paulding Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Allen East Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. Paulding's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Allen East's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Paulding earned a 6-3 win over Pandora-Gilboa.
Greyson Harder was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Harder has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Harder was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kane Jones, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Allen East fell victim to Bluffton and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Allen East's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Paulding has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Allen East, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
Paulding came out on top in a nail-biter against Allen East when the teams last played back in April of 2019, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Paulding since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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