The Pace Patriots will square off against the W.S. Neal Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Pace 3.8, W.S. Neal 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Saturday, Pace needed a bit of extra time to put away Daphne. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Trojans 8-7. The victory continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, W.S. Neal put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Paxton a 10-0 shutout. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by ten runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Eli Stone, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Stone is also crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Blake Roberts was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
W.S. Neal always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .607. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .607 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
W.S. Neal's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Pace, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
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