The Tyrone Golden Eagles will square off against the Mount Union Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Mount Union took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Tyrone, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, Tyrone was able to grind out a solid victory over Huntingdon, taking the game 4-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Eagles.
Eli Woomer looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, Tyrone saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was L Hamer, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Lincoln Shirey was another, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Mount Union's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Huntingdon by a score of 9-7. Trojans fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Bearcats since on Thursday.
Julian Weirich was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Maddox Hobbs, who went 1-for-4 with one home run.
Tyrone's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Mount Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Tyrone has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Mount Union struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Tyrone beat Mount Union 7-2 when the teams last played back in March. Will the Golden Eagles repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
