Baseball Game Preview: Eastside Spartans vs. West Rebels

The Eastside Spartans will take on the West Rebels in a tournament on Friday. Eastside's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so West's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Eastside's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Holston 15-0. That looming 15-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Spartans yet this season.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for West, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Halls 8-7.

The victory made it two in a row for Eastside and bumps their season record up to 3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for West, their record now sits at 16-8-2.