The Eastside Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Oak Hall Eagles at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Eastside is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Eastside's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Vanguard on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 11-0 defeat at the hands of the Knights. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Eastside's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Oak Hall never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over P.K. Yonge. The win made it back-to-back victories for Oak Hall.
Troy Freeman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ethan Szlachetka was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jack Steen, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Eastside's loss dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Oak Hall, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
Eastside came up short against Oak Hall in their previous matchup back in February, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Steen, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 16 over six innings pitched. Now that Eastside knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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