Baseball Preview: Eads Eagles vs. La Veta Redhawks
Eads is 3-0 against La Veta since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Eads Eagles will look to defend their home field against the La Veta Redhawks at 3:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Eads had been on an eight-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Stratton put an end to it on Friday. Eads fell just short of Stratton by a score of 3-1. Eads has not had much luck with Stratton recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Eads saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Porter Spady, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double. Another player making a difference was Brentley Lening, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Eads didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stratton only tossed six.
Meanwhile, La Veta fell victim to a tough 22-15 defeat at the hands of McClave on Friday. La Veta has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brayden Nix stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Gonzales, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Eads' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4. As for La Veta, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Eads has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like La Veta struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Eads' way against La Veta when the teams last played back in April of 2022 as Eads made off with a 19-4 victory. Does Eads have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Veta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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