Baseball Recap: Eastern Musketeers vs. North Harrison Cougars
Eastern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They lost 11-0 to the North Harrison Cougars. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Eastern of the 2-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
For North Harrison's part, Caden Hoehn was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Hoehn has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hoehn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Jakob Hoyer was incredible, going 1-for-3 with four RBI and two runs. Another player making a difference was Bryce Fessel, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Eastern's defeat dropped their record down to 2-17. As for North Harrison, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-11.
Eastern will challenge Mitchell at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for North Harrison, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Borden at 5:30 p.m. Borden is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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