After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Strongsville, McDowell was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They put the hurt on the Eastern Eagles with a sharp 8-1 win. The Trojans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.
McDowell got a great performance from Justice Laird as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Quentin Orlando was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Joey Stephan also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
The victory got McDowell back to even at 2-2. As for Eastern, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. McDowell will take on Warren at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Eastern, they will challenge Union County at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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