Baseball Preview: East Clinton Astros vs. Felicity-Franklin Cardinals
The East Clinton Astros will be playing at home against the Felicity-Franklin Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
East Clinton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Blanchester on Friday. They lost 13-1 to the Wildcats. East Clinton has struggled against Blanchester recently, as their match on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Felicity-Franklin fell victim to Bethel-Tate and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 8-0 to the Tigers. Felicity-Franklin just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Logan Harless was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Harless was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases.
East Clinton's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Felicity-Franklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
East Clinton came out on top in a nail-biter against Felicity-Franklin in their previous matchup on Saturday, sneaking past 7-5. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Harless, who didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will East Clinton still be able to contain Harless? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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