Baseball Game Preview: Eastbrook Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 16, 2024, 2:50am

Baseball Preview: Eastbrook Panthers vs. South Adams Starfires

Eastbrook is 2-7 against South Adams since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Eastbrook Panthers will look to defend their home field against the South Adams Starfires at 5:00 p.m. Eastbrook will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

On Wednesday, Eastbrook narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Alexandria-Monroe 4-3. That's two games straight that Eastbrook has won by just one run.

The team relied heavily on Carter Daugherty, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. Ryder Gipson was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Meanwhile, South Adams beat Woodlan 5-1 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Adams.

The team relied heavily on Derek McKean, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.

Eastbrook's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-13. As for South Adams, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.

Eastbrook couldn't quite finish off South Adams when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 2-0. Will Eastbrook have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.

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