Baseball Recap: East Clinton Astros vs. Blanchester Wildcats
After soaring to ten runs the game before, East Clinton was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They lost 13-1 to the Blanchester Wildcats. East Clinton has struggled against Blanchester recently, as their match on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
For Blanchester's part, Cole Mueller made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Mueller has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in six consecutive pitching appearances. Mueller was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Caleb Mobley looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Bryce Sipple was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Austin Dick, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
East Clinton's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Blanchester, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-3.
East Clinton will be playing at home against Felicity-Franklin at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. East Clinton is facing Felicity-Franklin at the right time seeing as Felicity-Franklin is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Blanchester, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Waynesville at 6:30 p.m. One thing working in Blanchester's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last seven games.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
