The Eastside Blazers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Westview Warriors at 5:30 p.m. Eastside's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Westview's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Eastside didn't have quite enough to beat Central Noble and fell 3-1. That's two games in a row now that Eastside has lost by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, Westview put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Fairfield with a sharp 13-3 win. Westview's victory was all the more impressive since Fairfield was averaging only 3.58 runs allowed on the season.
Max Engle was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Engle has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Engle was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Braden Kauffman was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Mason Wire was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Eastside and nudges their season record down to 13-8. As for Westview, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-9.
Eastside skirted past Westview 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April. Does Eastside have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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