East made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Hubbard, but they still couldn't quite topple them. East fell just short of Hubbard by a score of 6-4 on Thursday. East hasn't had much luck with Hubbard recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Yadiel Lopez, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
East's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Hubbard, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East will venture away from home to challenge Memorial at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Hubbard, they will head out to take on Lowellville at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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