Baseball Preview: Mercer County Golden Eagles vs. East Moline United Panthers
The Mercer County Golden Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the East Moline United Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mercer County is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Biggsville West Central (and have done all season long). Mercer County put the hurt on Biggsville West Central with a sharp 18-6 victory on Saturday. While fans of Mercer County might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Mercer County got a massive performance out of Jude Hofmann, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kale Breeden, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, East Moline United had just enough and edged Quincy out 5-3 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for East Moline United.
East Moline United saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Stottler, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Mercer County now has a winning record of 8-7. As for East Moline United, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mercer County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Moline United struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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