Eastside is 9-1 against Churubusco since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Eastside Blazers will face off against the Churubusco Eagles at 1:30 p.m. The last four games Eastside has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Monday, Eastside narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Adams Central 2-1. That's two games straight that Eastside has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Churubusco was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 11-5 to Angola.
Brennan Gaff was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Churubusco didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 16th loss (out of 22 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Eastside's victory bumped their record up to 15-8. As for Churubusco, their loss dropped their record down to 5-22-1.
Eastside was able to grind out a solid win over Churubusco in their previous meeting back in April, winning 8-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Churubusco's Ethan Hartsock, who struck out 11 batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Eastside still be able to contain Hartsock? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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