If East Canton was riding high off their 9-3 takedown of Malvern last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The East Canton Hornets fell just short of the Malvern Hornets by a score of 4-3 on Friday. East Canton was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Malvern apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played.
For Malvern's part, the team relied heavily on Ethan Bush, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Bush has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakota Barger, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
East Canton now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Malvern, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-15 record this season.
East Canton will head out on the road to square off against Hillsdale at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Malvern, they will challenge Beallsville at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Malvern is facing Beallsville at the right time seeing as Beallsville is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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