Eastern Hancock lost to Cowan back in April of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Thursday. The Eastern Hancock Royals had just enough and edged the Cowan Blackhawks out 3-2.
Chase Stewart spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits.
At the plate, Carson Borden was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Cowan's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Griffin Smith, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Eastern Hancock is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Cowan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.
Eastern Hancock will head out on the road to take on Heritage Christian at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Eastern Hancock is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Cowan, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Eastbrook at 10:00 a.m.
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