Baseball Game Preview: Peaster Greyhounds vs. Brock Eagles

By Team Reports Mar 19, 2024, 5:50am

Preview: Peaster Greyhounds vs. Brock Eagles

Peaster is 2-8 against Brock since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Peaster Greyhounds will head out on the road to challenge the Brock Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Peaster knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Brock likes a good challenge.

Peaster can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Early.

Payton Kreh looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (she also only allowed one walk).

On the hitting side, Hannah Wiley and Abigail Wiley did most of the damage at the plate: Wiley scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3, while Wiley scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Wiley has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Rainee Layton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Brock had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Comanche on Thursday.

Peaster's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 12.3 runs. As for Brock, they now have a losing record at 6-7.

Peaster skirted past Brock 4-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Peaster repeat their success, or does Brock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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