Baseball Preview: Fillmore Eagles vs. Friendship Golden Eagles
Fillmore is 8-1 against Friendship since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Fillmore Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Friendship Golden Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Fillmore is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Fillmore finally turned things around against Arkport Central on Tuesday. Fillmore's pitcher stepped up to hand Arkport Central a 3-0 shutout.
Damon Potter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Potter was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on James Hillman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Friendship's offense. They lost 20-0 to Bolivar-Richburg on Tuesday. The loss leaves Friendship without a win on the season.
Fillmore now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Friendship, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
Fillmore took their win against Friendship when the teams last played back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 23-6. Will Fillmore repeat their success, or does Friendship have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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