Baseball Preview: Churubusco Eagles vs. Angola Hornets
Churubusco is 2-8 against Angola since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Churubusco Eagles will be playing at home against the Angola Hornets at 5:30 p.m.
Churubusco is is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Saturday. They fell just short of Lakewood Park Christian by a score of 5-4.
Cameron Patten was cooking despite his team's loss, going 4-for-4 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Keaton Blessing, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Churubusco didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their 15th loss (out of 21 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Angola had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Warriors 9-8.
Payton Fulton was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Churubusco's loss dropped their record down to 5-21-1. As for Angola, they pushed their record up to 11-11 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Churubusco suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Angola in their previous matchup on Tuesday. Can Churubusco avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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