Preview: Friendship Christian Commanders vs. Eagleville Eagles
The Friendship Christian Commanders are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Eagleville Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Friendship Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Last Wednesday, Friendship Christian had just enough and edged Summertown out 10-8.
Hayden Holleman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Holleman was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two additional RBI.
Holleman wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Chapman, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Eagleville came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Wolverines 11-4. The result was nothing new for Eagleville, who have now won three contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Eagleville let Nathan Brown and Brayden Baker loose on the outfield. Brown went 3-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run, while Baker scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Marshall Spann, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Friendship Christian now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Eagleville, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Friendship Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Eagleville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6 strikeouts per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Friendship Christian's way against Eagleville in their previous meeting back in April of 2017 as Friendship Christian made off with an 11-4 victory. Will Friendship Christian repeat their success, or does Eagleville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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