It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Eastern Hancock can now relate to. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northeastern Knights on Thursday. Eastern Hancock was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Northeastern apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Monday.
For Northeastern's part, Logan White made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). White has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. White was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gavin Johnson, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Moore, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Eastern Hancock has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-19 record this season. As for Northeastern, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-9.
Eastern Hancock does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northeastern, they will square off against Knightstown at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Northeastern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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