Baseball Game Preview: Eastern Eagles vs. Huntington Huntsmen

The Eastern Eagles will take on the Huntington Huntsmen at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Eastern 2.7, Huntington 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Eastern is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Adena 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.

Brady Rockhold spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up six Ks.

On the hitting side, Eastern saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Edwards, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Meanwhile, Huntington came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Greyhounds with a sharp 11-2 victory. The Huntsmen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.

Huntington pushed their record up to 16-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Eastern, their win bumped their record up to 21-6.