Baseball Game Preview: East Bay Indians vs. Brandon Eagles

Indians

Runs

03/01/25 @ Armwood	6
02/27/25 @ Hillsborough	16
02/25/25 vs Lennard	2
02/22/25 @ Blake	17
02/20/25 vs Steinbrenner	1
+ 3 more games

The East Bay Indians are taking a road trip to square off against the Brandon Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Bay is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.

East Bay proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 13) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Armwood 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Indians have posted since April 12, 2024.

J.J. Groover tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jeffrey Diab, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Eddie Smith also deserves some recognition as he stole his first stolen base of the season.

Meanwhile, Brandon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 12-4 to Riverview.

Logan Edwards made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremy Pacheco, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

East Bay is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.5 hits in those games compared to only 5.25 in the others. Brandon now has a losing record of 3-4.

Everything went East Bay's way against Brandon when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as East Bay made off with a 12-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Bay since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.