Eastern has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Tuesday. They will take on the Warren Warriors at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Eastern: 2.5, Warren: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Saturday, Eastern narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Symmes Valley 4-3.
Ethan Edwards made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Edwards was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Edwards is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other pitching news, Brady Rockhold looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Alex Collins was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Caleb Abner was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Warren might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-1 to Wheelersburg, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Warren has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Warren saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tanner Pepper, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Eastern pushed their record up to 5-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Warren, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
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