Baseball Preview: Middle Creek Mustangs vs. Enloe Eagles
The Middle Creek Mustangs will be playing at home against the Enloe Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Middle Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Middle Creek entered their tilt with Cary with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Imps on Tuesday.
Middle Creek's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jett Parsley, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Dillon Astudillo was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Enloe's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 19-0 walloping at the hands of Cardinal Gibbons on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Enloe's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Enloe saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Thomas, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Middle Creek's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-5. As for Enloe, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Middle Creek has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Enloe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Middle Creek's way against Enloe when the teams last played back in April of 2018 as Middle Creek made off with a 10-0 win. Does Middle Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Enloe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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