The matchup between South Adams and Eastbrook on Thursday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. The South Adams Starfires lost 14-6 to the Eastbrook Panthers. South Adams was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Eastbrook apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
South Adams saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derek McKean, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. McKean has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Eastbrook's side, they got a massive performance out of Carter Daugherty, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob McDermit, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
South Adams now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Eastbrook, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Adams will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Northeastern at 11:00 a.m. Northeastern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. As for Eastbrook, they will head out on the road to square off against Maconaquah at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Maconaquah is coming into the contest with three straight victories at home, so Eastbrook will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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