The Eastland Cougars will take on the Pearl City Wolves at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Eastland will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Eastland got the win against Polo by a conclusive 11-1. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly ten runs.
Forreston hit Pearl City with a four-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wolves came up short against the Cardinals, falling 11-1. The Wolves haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Pearl City saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Hillie, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
Eastland's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-8. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Pearl City, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
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