Baseball Preview: Eastern Eagles vs. Green Bobcats
The Eastern Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Green Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastern is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Eastern fell victim to a tough 11-3 loss at the hands of Symmes Valley.
Meanwhile, Green put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on East with a sharp 13-1 victory. While fans of Green might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Ace Thompson and Blake Smith made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Thompson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Smith tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Thompson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Thompson scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1, while Smith scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nathaniel Brannigan, who went 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and two RBI. Jonathan Knapp was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Eastern's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Green, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Eastern came up short against Green when the teams last played on April 9th, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thompson, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. Now that Eastern 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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