VANCE DEALS ANOTHER GEM, BULLDOGS BLANK TRIBE

NEW WATERFORD, OH- Another outing. Another goose egg for East Palestine Freshman, Cooper Vance. Vance didn’t allow a single run against Southern, throwing a complete game shutout and leading East Palestine to a 2-0 victory on Tuesday.

The pitching was strong on both sides. Vance struck out seven, while Southern pitchers sat down one. East Palestine opened up scoring in the second inning, when Vance singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.

A single by Glover in the second inning was a positive for Southern.

Vance earned the victory on the pitcher’s mound for East Palestine. He surrendered zero runs on four hits over seven innings, striking out seven and walking zero.

Pratt took the loss for Southern. He surrendered two runs on three hits over five and a third innings, striking out one.

Vance, Brock Cheurco, and Dalton Vance each collected one hit to lead the Bulldogs.