The Blue Mountain Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Whitehall Zephyrs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Blue Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Whitehall's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Monday, Blue Mountain was able to grind out a solid win over Shenandoah Valley, taking the game 5-2.
Evan Setlock made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. Setlock was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aidan Grace, who went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Brady Strause, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Whitehall didn't have quite enough to beat Freedom on Saturday and fell 2-1.
Whitehall saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Sanders, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one double.
Blue Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Whitehall, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.
Blue Mountain skirted past Whitehall 6-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2019. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Zephyrs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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