It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Allen East ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Paulding Panthers out 5-4. For Allen East, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 defeat Paulding walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2019.
The team relied heavily on Jackson Thompson, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Paulding's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kane Jones, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Allen East has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. As for Paulding, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Allen East will head out on the road to take on Columbus Grove at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Paulding, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Defiance at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Defiance is coming into the contest with seven straight victories on the road, so Paulding will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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