East Liverpool is on a seven-game streak of home losses, and East Palestine a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The East Liverpool Potters will welcome the East Palestine Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
East Liverpool managed to slip by Beaver Local the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Potters lost 8-1 to the Beavers on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Potters have suffered against the Beavers since April 28, 2022.
Meanwhile, East Palestine didn't have quite enough to beat Ursuline on Wednesday and fell 7-6.
Cale Moraski was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. East Palestine is 6-3 when Moraski posts two or more runs, but 3-4 otherwise.
In other batting news, Phoenix Marvin was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of East Palestine's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 5-6 when he doesn't).
East Liverpool's defeat dropped their record down to 1-16. As for East Palestine, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
Everything went East Liverpool's way against East Palestine in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as East Liverpool made off with an 11-1 win. Do the Potters have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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