After flying high against Highland Regional on Tuesday, Eastern came back down to earth. The Vikings fell just short of the Cherry Hill East Cougars by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday. The Vikings were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cougars earlier this season, when they won 8-4.
Eastern has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-8-1 record this season. As for Cherry Hill East, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-10 record this season.
Eastern will be playing in front of their home fans against Camden Catholic at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The Fighting Irish have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.12 runs per game on average), something the Vikings will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Cherry Hill East, they will take on Triton at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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