Lake Center Christian hit East Palestine with a eight-run fifth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bulldogs wound up with the same score they had in their last game (12-6), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
East Palestine saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kennedy Andre, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Another was Maddison Foster, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
East Palestine has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Lake Center Christian, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
East Palestine does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lake Center Christian, they are taking a road trip to take on Heartland Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Lions have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.55 runs per game on average), something the Tiger will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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