Baseball Preview: Skyline Thunderbirds vs. Ellis Railroaders
Skyline is 0-8 against Ellis since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Skyline Thunderbirds will stay at home for another game and welcome the Ellis Railroaders at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Skyline had to settle for an 8-6 loss against Minneola.
Justus Novotny put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit, only one earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Novotny was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with two runs and a triple.
In other batting news, Brayden Berens was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Ellis' offense. They suffered a rough 7-0 defeat at the hands of Russell on Friday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Ellis' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Skyline's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Ellis, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
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