East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of the Clay Panthers by a score of 4-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to East of the 14-12 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
For Clay's part, the team relied heavily on Brandon Malone, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Malone has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dawson James, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
East's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Clay, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-9.
East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Clay, they will head out on the road to challenge Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clay is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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