The Allen East Mustangs will challenge the Perry Commodores at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Allen East is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Allen East will head out to face Perry after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Allen East took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Leipsic.
Allen East saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Thompson, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Perry scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They blew past Temple Christian 20-9. With that victory, Perry brought their scoring average up to 7.3 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Hunter Scott, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jace Woods, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Allen East's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-7. As for Perry, their win bumped their record up to 7-5-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Allen East has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Perry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Allen East couldn't quite finish off Perry when the teams last played back in April of 2022 and fell 6-4. Thankfully for Allen East, Jehu Muniz (who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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