Blackford and Eastbrook squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Blackford had to settle for second. They took an 11-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eastbrook Panthers. The loss continues a trend for Blackford in their matchups with Eastbrook: they've now lost four in a row.
Max Bonewit was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Merkel, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On Eastbrook's side, the team relied heavily on Malakai Luthy, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cooper Craw, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Blackford's defeat dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Eastbrook, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-14 record this season.
Blackford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Eastbrook, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers at 11:00 a.m. Eastbrook is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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