Eastern entered their tilt with Federal Hocking with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Federal Hocking Lancers 14-1. That's more bragging rights for Eastern, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Caleb Abner was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Peyton Buckley, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Eastern is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Federal Hocking, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-21.
Eastern will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Whiteoak at 12:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Whiteoak: 3.6, Eastern: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Federal Hocking, they will head out on the road to challenge South Gallia at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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