Baseball Preview: Columbiana Clippers vs. East Palestine Bulldogs
Columbiana is 9-1 against East Palestine since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Columbiana Clippers will look to defend their home field against the East Palestine Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Columbiana is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Columbiana needed a bit of extra time to put away East Palestine. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bulldogs and snuck past 3-1. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Columbiana as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Devin Daugherty was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 15 over eight innings pitched. Daugherty was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, Alex Eusebio was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and an RBI.
Columbiana's win bumped their record up to 15-10. As for East Palestine, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-8.
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