Baseball Preview: Eastbrook Panthers vs. Blackford Bruins
The Eastbrook Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Blackford Bruins at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eastbrook will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Eastbrook beat Maconaquah 10-7. With that victory, Eastbrook brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Cooper Craw made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed seven innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Craw was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Eastbrook let Kyler Hackman and Malakai Luthy loose on the outfield. Hackman scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Luthy scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob McDermit, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Blackford unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 9-4 to Jay County.
Blackford saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Morris, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Mason Merkel was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Eastbrook's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-13. As for Blackford, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-8.
Eastbrook skirted past Blackford 3-2 when the teams last played last Monday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Morris, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Eastbrook still be able to contain Morris? There's only one way to find out.
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