After flying high against Leetonia last Wednesday, East Palestine came back down to earth. The East Palestine Bulldogs fell victim to a tough 20-2 defeat at the hands of the Columbiana Clippers on Thursday. East Palestine has struggled against Columbiana recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
East Palestine saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Foster, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Columbiana's side, Caitlynn Pleska was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Pleska was even better at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a home run, seven RBI, and three runs.
In other batting news, Ava Davanzo and Maryn Hepler did most of the damage at the plate: Davanzo went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Hepler scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Hepler is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Dota, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
East Palestine now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Columbiana, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 17-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat East Palestine by a score of 15-1 later that day.
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