Eastern lost to Clay back in April of 2019, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Saturday. The Eastern Eagles skirted past the Clay Panthers 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Eastern.
For Clay's part, Brandon Malone was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Malone has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Malone was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Malone wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dawson James, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Eastern's victory bumped their record up to 5-11. As for Clay, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-11.
As of now, neither Eastern nor Clay have any future games scheduled.
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