Baseball Recap: Paulding Panthers vs. Allen East Mustangs
Paulding fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Allen East on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Allen East Mustangs by a score of 5-4. Paulding was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Allen East apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2019.
Paulding saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kane Jones, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Allen East's side, Jackson Thompson was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Paulding's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Allen East, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season.
Paulding will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Defiance at 5:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Paulding: 3.9, Defiance: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Allen East, they will head out on the road to challenge Columbus Grove at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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