It was a Battle of the Birds when Belpre challenged Eastern on Thursday. The Golden Eagles lost 12-1 to the Eagles. The Golden Eagles haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Belpre saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Copen, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Belpre's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Eastern, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season.
Belpre will square off against Portsmouth West at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Eastern, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 2.1, the Indians 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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