Baseball Preview: Ellinwood Eagles vs. Ellis Railroaders
Ellinwood is 2-8 against Ellis since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ellinwood Eagles are on the road again to play the Ellis Railroaders at 4:00 p.m. Ellinwood will be strutting in after a victory while Ellis will be coming in after a defeat.
Ellinwood will head into Thursday's match having proved themselves against Kinsley: Ellinwood barely beat Kinsley the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Ellinwood put the hurt on Kinsley with a sharp 9-2 win on Thursday.
Trace Tudor was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Tudor was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Campbell Coleman, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. Drake Hosman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Ellis fell victim to Skyline and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-0 to the Thunderbirds, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Ellis' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Ellinwood's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Ellis, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Ellinwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Ellis in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 9-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ellinwood since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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