Bulldogs
| 04/12/25 @ Chaney | 18 |
| 04/04/25 @ Lowellville | 12 |
| 05/12/25 vs Southern | 10 |
| 04/22/25 vs David Anderson | 10 |
| 04/16/25 vs Wellsville | 10 |
East Palestine had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Southern on Monday. The Bulldogs were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Indians. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
East Palestine got a great performance from Blake Noel as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts Noel has posted since back in April.
On the hitting side, East Palestine let Cale Moraski and Phoenix Marvin run wild. Moraski went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Marvin got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most runs Moraski has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Kealin Simon, who went 2-for-4 with three runs.
East Palestine always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southern only posted an OBP of .286.
The win (which was East Palestine's sixth in a row) raised their record to 15-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Southern, their defeat was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-13.
East Palestine will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Indians: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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