Baseball Preview: Eastern Hancock Royals vs. Daleville Broncos
The Eastern Hancock Royals are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Daleville Broncos at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Hancock is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, Eastern Hancock made easy work of Seton Catholic and carried off a 13-1 win.
Gavin Jenkins made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Jenkins has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jenkins was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brayden Sullivan and Caleb Retherford did most of the damage at the plate: Sullivan scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Retherford scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Jalen Helderbrand was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Daleville earned an 8-4 victory over Southern Wells on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Daleville.
Logan Leech was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Sigler, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Eastern Hancock's record is now 9-11. As for Daleville, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Eastern Hancock has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Daleville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Eastern Hancock skirted past Daleville 6-5 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern Hancock since the team 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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