The Eastern Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Symmes Valley Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eastern is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Things were looking good for Eastern after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell victim to a tough 17-5 loss at the hands of Symmes Valley.
For Symmes Valley's part, Mason Stevenson and Braden Hankins made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Stevenson tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Hankins pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. At the plate, 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 defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Symmes Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
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