Baseball Preview: Calhoun County Saints vs. North Eagles
Calhoun County is 10-0 against North since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Calhoun County Saints will head out on the road to take on the North Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Calhoun County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
Calhoun County is headed out hoping to continue their success from last week, when the picked up their first road victory of the season on Thursday. They fell just short of Horse Creek Academy by a score of 5-4. Calhoun County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Christopher Glover, II made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayo James, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but North ultimately got the result they hoped for back in March. They won by a run and slipped past Ridge Spring-Monetta 8-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for North.
North saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josiah Jackson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Tyler Robinson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Calhoun County's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3. As for North, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-4.
North's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Calhoun County hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .351. It's a different story for North, though, as they've only averaged .212. Will they be able to contain Calhoun County's hitters?
Calhoun County took their victory against North in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 13-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Calhoun County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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