Baseball Game Preview: Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles vs. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars

The Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars at 4:45 p.m. on Monday.

The home team had won the previous four meetings between Eden Valley-Watkins and Royalton, and Royalton kept the tradition alive. The Eagles fell 5-1 to the Royals on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Owls with a sharp 19-0 win. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Eden Valley-Watkins, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.

Eden Valley-Watkins came out on top in a nail-biter against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.