Baseball Preview: Woden Eagles vs. Gary Bobcats
Woden is 8-2 against Gary since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Woden Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Gary Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. Gary took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Woden, who comes in off a win.
Woden put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season last Friday. They put the hurt on Martinsville with a sharp 11-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Woden.
Woden got a great performance from Brayden Bridges as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Wade Stanaland was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run. Another player making a difference was Bryce Smith, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Gary's offense. They fell victim to a rough 16-0 loss at the hands of Shelbyville on Friday. Gary has struggled against Shelbyville recently, as their contest on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
The win got Woden back to even at 10-10. As for Gary, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-4-1.
Woden skirted past Gary 3-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does Woden have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gary turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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