East Palestine is on a three-game streak of home losses, Newton Falls a seven-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The East Palestine Bulldogs will take on the Newton Falls Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
East Palestine lost 13-5 to Southern on Wednesday.
East Palestine saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabby Andre, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Leila Martin, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Newton Falls didn't have quite enough to beat Crestview on Wednesday and fell 3-2.
Abby Wolford made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
East Palestine's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Newton Falls, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.
Newton Falls' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: East Palestine hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .332. It's a different story for Newton Falls, though, as they've only averaged .249. Will they be able to contain East Palestine's hitters?
East Palestine couldn't quite finish off Newton Falls when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can East Palestine avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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