The matchup between Eastern and Springs Valley on Tuesday hardly resembled the 2-2 effort from their previous meeting. The Eastern Musketeers suffered a rough 14-5 defeat at the hands of the Springs Valley Blackhawks. Eastern has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Christian Reschar was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Jones, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Eastern was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Springs Valley didn't hit any.
On Springs Valley's side, they got a massive performance out of Konner Chase, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Keyton Jones, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 2-5-1. As for Springs Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4-1 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eastern will take on South Central at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Central's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Eastern's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Springs Valley, they will be playing at home against Paoli at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Springs Valley will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
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