On Wednesday, Eastern faced Rancocas Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Eastern Vikings fell just short of the Rancocas Valley Red Devils by a score of 10-9. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Eastern of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
Logan Dawson was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Dawson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Anthony Cataldo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Matt Gryskiewicz was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Rancocas Valley, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-7.
Eastern will be playing in front of their home fans against Lenape at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Eastern's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Lenape's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Rancocas Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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