Baseball Preview: Eagleville Eagles vs. Moore County Raiders
Eagleville is 10-0 against Moore County since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Eagleville Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Moore County Raiders at 4:30 p.m. Eagleville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Eagleville will head into Saturday's game on the come-up: they were handed a six-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Community on Saturday. Eagleville skirted past Community 6-4.
Maddox Bouldin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Bouldin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Bouldin wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Brown, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Moore County fell victim to Tullahoma and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. Their tough 10-0 defeat to the Wildcats might stick with them for a while. The contest marked the first time this year in which Moore County was not able to get on the board.
Eagleville's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5. As for Moore County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11-1 record this season.
Moore County's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Eagleville hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .343. It's a different story for Moore County, though, as they've only averaged .233. Will they be able to contain Eagleville's hitters?
Eagleville took their win against Moore County when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-4. Will Eagleville repeat their success, or does Moore County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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