Preview: Eagleton College & Career Academy Royals vs. Austin-East Roadrunners
Eagleton College & Career Academy has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Austin-East Roadrunners at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eagleton College & Career Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Austin-East likes a good challenge.
Eagleton College & Career Academy can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They blew past Lenoir City 12-6.
Kyla Long made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Long has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Long was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Sara Wilson was incredible, scoring a run while going 5-for-5. Another player making a difference was Ali Campbell, who scored two runs while going 4-for-5.
Meanwhile, Austin-East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Gatlinburg-Pittman.
Eagleton College & Career Academy pushed their record up to 4-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs per game. As for Austin-East, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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