Eastern fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Belpre on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Belpre Golden Eagles by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Eastern couldn't push the score so high this time.
Brady Rockhold spent all 8.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Eastern saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Edwards, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Edwards is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Eastern fell to 2-1. As for Belpre, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Eastern will stay at home for another game and welcome South Webster at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Belpre, they will head out on the road to square off against River Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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