The Eastside Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Indian Land Warriors at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Eastside took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Easley by a score of 12-9. Considering the Eagles' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Indian Land entered their tilt with Eastside with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 14-1 victory. Considering the Warriors have won 16 matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Indian Land's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Eastside, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season.
Eastside suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Indian Land in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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