Baseball Preview: Bowman Academy Eagles vs. East Chicago Central Cardinals
Bowman Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the East Chicago Central Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Bowman Academy lost 18-2 to River Forest on Saturday. Bowman Academy has not had much luck with River Forest recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Jaisaun Bowers was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 21 runs the game before, East Chicago Central was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They lost 13-2 to Michigan City.
East Chicago Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abran Gomez, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Bowman Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for East Chicago Central, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Bowman Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like East Chicago Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Bowman Academy suffered a grim 16-6 defeat to East Chicago Central in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Chicago Central's Angel Segura, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that Bowman Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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