East Palestine barely beat Wellsville the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bulldogs blew past the Tigers 14-6 on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won nine in a row.
Kennedy Andre
| 04/16/25 vs Wellsville | 5 |
| 04/11/25 @ Chaney | 3 |
| 04/30/24 @ East Liverpool | 2 |
| 04/24/24 @ Leetonia | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs East Liverpool | 1 |
Kennedy Andre made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Andre was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and one triple. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Taylor Foster and Maddison Foster did most of the damage at the plate: Taylor went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Maddison went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Maddison a new career-high. Graycee Ford was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
East Palestine was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
East Palestine's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 4-5. As for Wellsville, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: East Palestine beat the Tigers by a score of 12-3 later that day.
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