Heartland Christian extended their losing streak to six on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 3-13 in the process. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the East Palestine Bulldogs. The Lions were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bulldogs earlier this season, when they won 11-7.
Heartland Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brennan Murray, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
As for East Palestine, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-7. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
On East Palestine's side, Phoenix Marvin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. Marvin has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
Coming up, Heartland Christian will challenge Bristol at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for East Palestine, they will square off against Brookfield at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs are facing the Warriors at the right time seeing as the Warriors are stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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