The Eastern Eagles came up short against the Walton-Verona Bearcats on Saturday and fell 5-2. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eastern got a good showing from James Harris, who struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Eastern saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Calhoun, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI. Tyler Cansler also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
The defeat was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 13-5. As for Walton-Verona, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Eastern will take on Shelby County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Walton-Verona, they will be playing at home against Gallatin County at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Bearcats are facing the Wildcats at the right time seeing as the Wildcats are stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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