Baseball Preview: Blue Mountain Eagles vs. Jim Thorpe Olympians
Blue Mountain is 9-1 against Jim Thorpe since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Blue Mountain Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Jim Thorpe Olympians at 4:30 p.m. Blue Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Jim Thorpe's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
In what's become a running theme this season, Blue Mountain gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They blew past Pottsville 8-2.
Meanwhile, Jim Thorpe came up short against Tamaqua on Saturday and fell 7-3.
Owen Hubbard was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a home run. Nikolas Schwartz was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Blue Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Jim Thorpe, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-9.
Blue Mountain was able to grind out a solid win over Jim Thorpe in their previous meeting back in March, winning 6-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blue Mountain since the team 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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