Baseball Preview: Cedarville Pirates vs. Paris Eagles
Cedarville is 0-7 against Paris since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cedarville Pirates are on the road again to play the Paris Eagles at 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Cedarville's offense. Their tough 14-0 defeat to Hackett on Tuesday might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Paris gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past Hector 14-2. The win was just what Paris needed coming off of an 11-3 loss in their prior contest.
Daxson Baumgartner was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Baumgartner has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Baumgartner was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kort Tencleve, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Konnor Edwards was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Cedarville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Paris, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Cedarville suffered a grim 19-0 defeat to Paris in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Cedarville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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