Baseball Game Recap: Eminence Comes Up Short

By Team Reports May 6, 2024, 8:00pm

Baseball Recap: Eminence Redwings vs. Willow Springs Bears

Eminence fell victim to Willow Springs and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Willow Springs Bears. Eminence was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Willow Springs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2021.

For Willow Springs' part, Jace Rodgers was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-3. Braxton Wilbanks was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.

Eminence's loss was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Willow Springs, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-12 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eminence will take on Couch at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Eminence is facing Couch at the right time seeing as Couch is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Willow Springs, they will head out on the road to square off against Salem at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Salem's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Willow Springs' hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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