East Pennsboro can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Middletown Blue Raiders as the East Pennsboro Panthers made off with a 10-1 win. East Pennsboro's victory was all the more impressive since Middletown was averaging only 3.45 runs allowed on the season.
Ryan Stover tossed a big game, pitching 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, East Pennsboro let Lucas Martz and Jovi DeJesus loose on the outfield. Martz went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base, while DeJesus scored a run while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Steel Bayer, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Middletown's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landen Cochran, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
The win was the third in a row for East Pennsboro, bringing their record for this year to 10-2. As for Middletown, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
East Pennsboro will be playing in front of their home fans against Big Spring at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. East Pennsboro's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Big Spring's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Middletown, they will head out on the road to take on Trinity at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Middletown is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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