The Eastern Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Blanchester Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Eastern sitting on six straight victories and Blanchester on seven.
In what's become a running theme this season, Eastern gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They put the hurt on Peebles with a sharp 8-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Blanchester beat McClain 7-3 on Friday.
Austin Dick and Cole Mueller were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Dick pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Mueller tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Dick scored two runs and stole four bases, while Mueller scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Blanchester got a massive performance out of Bryce Sipple, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Drey Dees, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Eastern pushed their record up to 11-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Blanchester, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Eastern came up short against Blanchester in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, falling 15-10. Can Eastern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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