Baseball Preview: Eads Eagles vs. Holly Wildcats
Eads is 1-9 against Holly since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Eads Eagles will face off against the Holly Wildcats. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Eads is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Springfield onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. That's two games straight that Eads has won by exactly ten runs.
The result came thanks to Case Nelson's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Porter Spady, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Adyn Hough, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Holly, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They put the hurt on La Veta with a sharp 15-0 win on Tuesday. That looming 15-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Holly yet this season.
Eads has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Holly, they pushed their record up to 13-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Eads' way against Holly in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Eads made off with a 10-4 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Holly's Andre Salgado, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Eads still be able to contain Salgado? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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