Baseball Preview: Broomfield Eagles vs. Erie Tigers
The Broomfield Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Erie Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Broomfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
Broomfield can't be too worried about heading out to take on Erie: they just beat Silver Creek at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Broomfield walked away with a 13-8 victory over Silver Creek on Wednesday. Winning may never get old, but Broomfield sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Broomfield got a great performance from Carter Uran as he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Dane Most was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Hostetter, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Erie's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Holy Family by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Erie couldn't push the score so high this time.
Kaden Bertsch was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Erie saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Rowan, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Broomfield is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Erie, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Broomfield has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Erie struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Broomfield was able to grind out a solid win over Erie in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 7-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Broomfield since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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