While it was Eastern who put the first points on the board on Monday, it was Symmes Valley who put up more. The Eastern Eagles wound up on the wrong side of a tough 17-5 walloping at the hands of the Symmes Valley Vikings. Eastern has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Symmes Valley's part, Mason Stevenson and Braden Hankins were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Stevenson pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Hankins tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. At bat, Stevenson scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Hankins went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Zander Hurn was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Niece, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Symmes Valley, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-5.
Eastern will head out on the road to face off against Western at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Eastern is facing Western at the right time seeing as Western is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Symmes Valley, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 12-6 win vs. South Gallia on the 23rd.
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