Blanchester is 8-0 against East Clinton since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Blanchester Wildcats are on the road again to play the East Clinton Astros at 4:30 p.m. Blanchester knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past six matches -- so hopefully East Clinton likes a good challenge.
Blanchester stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Clermont Northeastern with a sharp 10-0 win.
Sammy Roush made a splash no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Roush was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bryce Sipple, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Austin Dick, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, East Clinton was able to grind out a solid victory over Clermont Northeastern on Monday, taking the game 10-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for East Clinton.
Blanchester pushed their record up to 12-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for East Clinton, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-9 record this season.
Blanchester took their victory against East Clinton when the teams last played on April 8th by a conclusive 18-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blanchester since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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