The Spring Mills Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Clarke County Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Spring Mills' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Clarke County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Friday, Spring Mills got the win against Fairland by a conclusive 23-2. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by six runs or more this season.
JP Sweeney was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Sweeney was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 5-for-5 with one RBI. Those five hits gave him a new career-high.
Aiden Eichelberger
| 04/18/25 vs Fairland | 5 |
| 04/14/25 vs Keyser | 2 |
| 04/09/25 vs Clarke County | 1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Heritage Academy | 1 |
In other batting news, Spring Mills got a massive performance out of Aiden Eichelberger, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-3. Those five RBI gave Eichelberger a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Trestyn Wysocki, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Spring Mills was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .581. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Clarke County made sure to put some runs up on the board against White Oak on Wednesday. The Eagles skirted past the Vikings 12-10.
Spring Mills is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.2 runs over those games. As for Clarke County, their record is now 5-3.
Spring Mills took their win against Clarke County in their previous matchup last Wednesday by a conclusive 14-4 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cardinals since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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