With a playoff game on the line, Eastwood rose to the challenge on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 win over the Midland Legacy Rebels. The victory was nothing new for Eastwood as they're now sitting on three straight.
For Midland Legacy's part, they got a good showing from Lawson Watters, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Watters has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cole Neatherlin made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times he's played. Duncan Hayes was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Eastwood has been performing well recently as they've won 19 of their last 23 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. As for Midland Legacy, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-15-1.
Eastwood will have a chance to go back-to-back against Midland Legacy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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