East Clinton is 0-8 against Blanchester since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The East Clinton Astros will be playing at home against the Blanchester Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Monday, East Clinton earned a 10-6 win over Clermont Northeastern. The victory made it back-to-back wins for East Clinton.
Meanwhile, Blanchester can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They never let Clermont Northeastern onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Blanchester as they're now sitting on six straight.
Sammy Roush made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Roush was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Bryce Sipple was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Austin Dick was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
East Clinton's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-9. As for Blanchester, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.
East Clinton might still be hurting after the 18-8 defeat they got from Blanchester in their previous matchup on April 8th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dick, who went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two doubles. Now that East Clinton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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