Baseball Preview: Eisenhower Knights vs. Saegertown Panthers
Eisenhower has been on the road for five straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Saegertown Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Eisenhower lost 11-1 to Seneca on Thursday.
Aaden Nichols was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Saegertown can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. They put the hurt on Iroquois with a sharp 13-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Saegertown who now have six in a row.
William Shaffer and Levi Gardner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Shaffer pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Gardner pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Shaffer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Shaffer went 2-for-3 with two RBI, while Gardner scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Luke Young was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases 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. Another player making a difference was Blake Burchill, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Eisenhower's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Saegertown, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2-1 record this season.
Eisenhower might still be hurting after the 15-5 defeat they got from Saegertown when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Saegertown's DeMarcus Manning, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. Now that Eisenhower knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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