The East Canton Hornets will challenge the David Anderson Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
East Canton easily dispatched Waterloo on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Hornets fell just short of Woodridge by a score of 5-3 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Hornets have suffered since April 23, 2024.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between David Anderson and East Palestine, and David Anderson kept the tradition alive. The Blue Devils sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Bulldogs on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Blue Devils have posted against the Bulldogs since April 3, 2019.
David Anderson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Myers, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.
David Anderson is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for East Canton, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
Everything went East Canton's way against David Anderson in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, as East Canton made off with a 12-3 victory. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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