East dropped their record down to 10-8 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins at home. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Henderson Warriors. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Vikings' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
As for Henderson, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-6. Five seems to be a good number for they as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Henderson's part, not much got past Anthony Barthol, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep East off the board. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Barthol.
At the plate, Zach Ward was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Ethan Franks, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. East is set to challenge their familiar foe Great Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Henderson will take on rival Bishop Shanahan at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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