Baseball Preview: Eagleville Eagles vs. Summertown Eagles
The Eagleville Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Summertown Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eagleville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Summertown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Eagleville is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Moore County (and have done all season long). Eagleville blew past Moore County 9-1. The victory was familiar territory for Eagleville who now have three in a row.
Joshua Jeffcoat made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Jeffcoat has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Jeffcoat was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Marshall Spann, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Brayden Baker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Summertown was not the first on the board last Tuesday, but they got there more often. They had just enough and edged Columbia Academy out 3-2.
Eagleville is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Summertown, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
Eagleville suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Summertown in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Summertown's Grayson Burleson, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Now that Eagleville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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