The Allen East Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Pandora-Gilboa Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Allen East is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Last Saturday, it was close, but Allen East sidestepped Ottawa-Glandorf for a 4-3 victory.
Donovan Kennedy made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Kennedy has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kennedy was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Jackson Thompson was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Pandora-Gilboa lost 8-1 to Kalida on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for Pandora-Gilboa in their matchups with Kalida: they've now lost nine in a row.
Pandora-Gilboa also got a good showing from Nolan Leatherman, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Pandora-Gilboa saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Harris, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Allen East's win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Pandora-Gilboa, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
Allen East took their victory against Pandora-Gilboa when the teams last played back in May of 2019 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Allen East since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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