Baseball Preview: Eastland Cougars vs. Pearl City Wolves
Eastland is 8-2 against Pearl City since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Eastland Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Pearl City Wolves at 4:30 p.m. Eastland is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Eastland had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Milledgeville.
Meanwhile, Pearl City didn't have quite enough to beat Lena-Winslow on Friday and fell 8-7.
Kyle Niehaus was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 11 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Jayden Downs was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Lexton Endress was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Pearl City was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lena-Winslow only hit two.
Eastland's record now sits at 9-9-1. As for Pearl City, their record is now 7-13.
Eastland couldn't quite finish off Pearl City when the teams last played back in April of 2022 and fell 4-2. Can Eastland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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