Buchtel extended their losing streak to five on Monday, dropping them down to 5-6. They took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Dragons. The Griffins were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Dragons earlier this season, when they won 14-13.
As for East, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs over those games.
For East's part, they gave Andre Thomas the start and clearly made the right call: he struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Thomas has become a key player for the Dragons: the team is undefeated when he posts at least eight strikeouts, but 1-5 otherwise. Erik Barsic relieved him and did a solid job, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Buchtel will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Perry at 5:00 p.m. on the 21st. As for East, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-7 loss against North on the 12th.
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