Blanchester is 7-0 against East Clinton since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Blanchester Wildcats will be playing at home against the East Clinton Astros at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Blanchester has three straight wins, East Clinton has 20 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Blanchester gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Clermont Northeastern a 10-0 shutout.
Sammy Roush made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Roush was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Austin Dick, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brayden Wiley, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, East Clinton pushed their score all the way to 11 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. Their tough 21-11 defeat to Clermont Northeastern might stick with them for a while. One positive for East Clinton, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Blanchester's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for East Clinton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Blanchester's way against East Clinton in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Blanchester made off with a 10-0 victory. Will Blanchester repeat their success, or does East Clinton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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