East Pennsboro entered their tilt with Big Spring with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Big Spring Bulldogs out 5-4. That's more bragging rights for East Pennsboro, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
East Pennsboro got a great performance from Niko Thalassinos as he struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Jovi DeJesus was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-4. Andrew Seibert was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
East Pennsboro pushed their record up to 11-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Big Spring, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-8.
East Pennsboro will head out on the road to face off against Susquehanna Township at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Susquehanna Township: 3.4, East Pennsboro: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Big Spring, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Northern York at 4:30 p.m. The last four games Northern York has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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