After a string of nine wins, Southern's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Eastern Eagles by a score of 4-3. Southern was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Eastern apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Wednesday.
For Eastern's part, Peyton Buckley made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Buckley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Buckley wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Needs, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Southern's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for Eastern, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-6.
Southern will head out on the road to face off against Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Eastern, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Federal Hocking at 5:00 p.m. Eastern is facing Federal Hocking at the right time seeing as Federal Hocking is stuck on a 19-game losing streak.
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