The Eads Eagles are on the road again on Friday to play the Wiley Panthers at 1:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Thursday, Eads came up short against Burlington and fell 7-4.
Johnathan Vasquez put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Vasquez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Keenan Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wiley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 5-1 to Las Animas.
Wiley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Pearson, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Eads' record now sits at 2-2. As for Wiley, their record is now 0-3.
Wiley's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Eads has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .532. It's a different story for Wiley, though, as they've only averaged .250. Will they be able to contain Eads' hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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