Baseball Preview: North Eagles vs. Calhoun County Saints
North is 0-10 against Calhoun County since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The North Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Calhoun County Saints at 6:00 p.m. North will be strutting in after a victory while Calhoun County will be coming in after a loss.
Back in March, North needed a bit of extra time to put away Ridge Spring-Monetta. They won by a run and slipped past the Trojans 8-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for North.
North's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Josiah Jackson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Tyler Robinson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after constant struggles on the road, Calhoun County has finally found some success away from home. They fell just short of Horse Creek Academy by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. Calhoun County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Christopher Glover, II was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Daniel Tamayo, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
North's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Calhoun County, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3.
North might still be hurting after the 13-3 loss they got from Calhoun County in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Thankfully for North, Dae'Ron James (who scored four runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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