Baseball Preview: East Prairie Eagles vs. Greenville Bears
The East Prairie Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Greenville Bears at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (East Prairie: 3.9, Greenville: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
East Prairie is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Portageville just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 9-7.
Meanwhile, Greenville put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Neelyville a 10-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Greenville considering their two-run performance the contest before.
William Friley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Friley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Clayton Wood, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Jackson Bollinger was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
East Prairie's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Greenville, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
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