The Paint Valley Bearcats will take on the Eastern Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Paint Valley is looking for their season's first victory.
Paint Valley made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Huntington, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bearcats fell just short of the Huntsmen by a score of 9-7 on Thursday. On the bright side, the seven- run performance marked the Bearcats' highest-scoring game to date.
Meanwhile, Eastern got themselves on the board against Waterford on Thursday, but Waterford never followed suit. They blew past the Wildcats 10-0. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by seven runs or more this season.
Ethan Edwards made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caleb Abner, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. Lance Hensler was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Eastern has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Paint Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Paint Valley skirted past Eastern 9-8 in their previous matchup back in May of 2021. Will the Bearcats repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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