Baseball Preview: Miles Bulldogs vs. Goldthwaite Eagles
The Miles Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Goldthwaite Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Goldthwaite took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Miles, who comes in off a win.
Miles can't be too worried about heading out to take on Goldthwaite: they just beat Hamilton at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Miles came out on top against Hamilton by a score of 6-1 on Tuesday.
HAYVEN BOOK made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. BOOK was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, ETHAN JAMES was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. MANUEL TORRES was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Goldthwaite was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hamilton.
Miles is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6-1 record this season. As for Goldthwaite, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Everything went Miles' way against Goldthwaite when the teams last played back in March as Miles made off with a 14-2 victory. Will Miles repeat their success, or does Goldthwaite have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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