East had lost three straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 6-15 to make it four. They came up short against the Jordan Beetdiggers, falling 21-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Beetdiggers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-1 on Tuesday.
East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Treend, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
As for Jordan, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-8. Considering they have won 11 contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
On Jordan's side, TUCKER ZAHLMAN looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. The dominant performance also gave ZAHLMAN a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, BECKHAM LIVINGSTON was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with five RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. PRESTYN SCHMELING also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.
While East had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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