It'll be a Battle of the Birds when Eastside Eagles duke it out with Flowery Branch Falcons at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Eastside has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Flowery Branch will arrive with three straight wins.
Eastside came up short against East Forsyth on Friday, falling 8-2.
Eastside saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Jordan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Flowery Branch got the win against Madison County on Friday by a conclusive 13-3. Considering the Falcons have won six games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Flowery Branch's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.1 runs over those games. As for Eastside, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
Eastside beat Flowery Branch 5-2 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Will Eastside repeat their success, or does Flowery Branch has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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