Baseball Game Preview: Eastern Hills Highlanders vs. Diamond Hill-Jarvis Eagles

For the second straight game, Eastern Hills will face off against Diamond Hill-Jarvis. The Highlanders will head out to take on the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastern Hills has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 12 straight defeats, while Diamond Hill-Jarvis will come in with seven straight victories.

Monday just wasn't the day for Eastern Hills' offense. They came up short against Diamond Hill-Jarvis on Monday, falling 12-0.

For Diamond Hill-Jarvis' part, DEVIN FRANCO was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. FRANCO was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on MILI RIOS, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Diamond Hill-Jarvis is 7-1 when RIOS posts two or more runs, but 8-9 otherwise. DOMINIC DAVIS was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.

Diamond Hill-Jarvis was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They are 10-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Eastern Hills' loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Diamond Hill-Jarvis, their record is now 15-10.