Allen East had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Ottawa-Glandorf Titans on Saturday and snuck past 4-3. This was payback for Allen East, who suffered a 15-12 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Donovan Kennedy made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 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 solid in the batter's box, 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.
On Ottawa-Glandorf's side, they got a good showing from Trevor Maag, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Ottawa-Glandorf saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Stechshulte, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Jordan Metzger, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Allen East's victory bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Ottawa-Glandorf, their loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-14.
Allen East will challenge Pandora-Gilboa at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Ottawa-Glandorf, they will be playing at home against Patrick Henry at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Patrick Henry's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Ottawa-Glandorf's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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