Middle Tennessee Monarchs will head out on the road to face off against the Eagleville Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Middle Tennessee Monarchs has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight defeats, while Eagleville will come in with ten straight victories.
Middle Tennessee Monarchs fell victim to Sequatchie County and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 11-0 to the Indians. The contest marked the first time this season in which Middle Tennessee Monarchs was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Eagleville made easy work of Mt. Pleasant on Friday and carried off a 13-3 win. Considering the Eagles have won eight games by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Drake Rzemieniewski looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave him a new career-low.
At the plate, Eagleville got a massive performance out of Spencer Robbins, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Those three runs gave Robbins a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Gleason, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Eagleville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .320 or higher in six consecutive matchups.
Eagleville's victory was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Middle Tennessee Monarchs, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
Middle Tennessee Monarchs suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Eagleville in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Middle Tennessee Monarchs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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