It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Eastbrook had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with an 11-8 victory over the Blackford Bruins. With that win, Eastbrook brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Malakai Luthy was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Jacob McDermit was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Blackford's side, Max Bonewit was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Merkel, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Eastbrook has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-14 record this season. As for Blackford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-9.
Eastbrook is on the road again on Saturday to play Fort Wayne Bishop Luers at 11:00 a.m. Eastbrook is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. Blackford does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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