East Palestine's last matchup with Columbiana could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's the pair on Wednesday. The East Palestine Bulldogs lost 11-1 to the Columbiana Clippers. East Palestine just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
For Columbiana's part, Alex Eusebio made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Eusebio has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Eusebio was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Colin Keleman was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ian Less, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
East Palestine's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Columbiana, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-10.
East Palestine will head out on the road to face off against David Anderson at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbiana does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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