While it was Eastern who put the first points on the board on Saturday, it was Western who put up more. The Eastern Comets lost 8-1 to the Western Panthers. The loss continues a trend for Eastern in their matchups with Western: they've now lost seven in a row.
Eastern saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Perry Kochensparger, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Eastern's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7-1. As for Western, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-4.
Eastern will challenge Clinton Prairie at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Eastern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Western, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Southwood at 5:30 p.m. Western will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
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